I am just what I am, I'm just what you see. So I'll make it easy, I'll stay me.

Probably fishing is my first passion.

Life's up and down from the time you get here to the time you leave.

To have your first No. 1 as an artist was everything I could have ever dreamed for. Now we're keeping our fingers crossed, and hopefully we'll have many more, but there's certainly nothing like the first one.

People hear me talk and they know my background and they immediately stereotype me as being a real, real country guy, and that's the right stereotype. But you also want people to know you're a little broader than that, too.

If there are people out by the bus, I'll come off the bus and sign autographs, too. I always want to be accessible. I always tell my fans, 'If I ever get on the bus and don't come off, it's because I'm under the weather or I'm really tired.'

'Tailgate Blues' is kind of a lyrical masterpiece of a country song.