My path is exactly where I want it to be. I'm doing my thing. I'm getting better with every album.

That's gotta be the one remaining constant - jeans have gotta be tight, baby.

You never take your fans for granted. You always appreciate them every show, night in, night out.

My best artist friend is definitely Jason Aldean. He and I really get along great and are really great friends. It's fun to tour with a buddy and somebody that I just enjoy hanging out with. If we weren't touring together, we'd be hunting in the off-season still and knocking around doing stuff, certainly.

I always look back to awards shows and think about being a kid watching them.

I think it's always important to constantly keep the band on their toes and try new things that you hope will work. That's how 'Apologize' was born, and maybe down the line another little song will be born by that mentality. I've always really liked that song.

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