Early in my songwriting career, when I was learning a lot about writing songs, I'd force myself to sit down until I came up with something.

My thing is you just have to try to feel young and stay young. Obviously you get a little older, but I still want my music to be young. I don't want to sound like an old dad onstage, so you just have to write music that sounds young.

I always want to make an album that lets people immerse in it, kind of like you get caught up in a good movie.

I always want to have a personal relationship with everybody that works for me.

I thought being on stage was an amazing feeling, but there is nothing that can top watching my wife bring our son into this world.

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

My first memories of music were country music and Ronnie Milsap. Where I grew up, it was what you listened to. And anything else, you were somewhat out of place.