Growing up in Georgia, my dad was a farmer and we worked in agriculture, so we were always looking up at the sky, checking if rain was in the forecast. That always set the tone for the mood in my household, whether we had rain coming in or not - we knew the crops would be good and it was going to be a good week around the Bryan household.

My focus is trying to make great music and putting on great shows, and whatever happens beyond that is a bonus to me.

I think the attraction to country music is the fans, the lure of the hardcore fan base.

I think the defining moment in my career is the day that I moved to Nashville - September 1, 2001. That's the biggest step to getting here is making that move. Anything that happens, the wonderful opportunities that happen to you, can't happen until you make that move.

You want women to think of you in a sexy manner. It's all part of the business. It drives ticket sales. It's all a part of it.

When you get performance slots for award shows - that's a big deal for me.

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