Nothing is more rewarding than to take a song, create it out of thin air and then watch it affect people.

I'm a really, really optimistic and really, really positive person. My main thing is, 'Enjoy life. Celebrate life.'

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 main thing is I'm gonna go out there every night and give it all I got and just try to put on the best show I can. That's just the way I'm programmed and wired.

I'll always have songs with a farm connotation on my albums. It's in the fabric of my music, and I plan to keep it that way.

I think 'Country Girl' is one song that can veer into country or hip-hop or rap. You can listen to it and enjoy the humor and the fun in it.

Tangle me up like Grandma's yarn.