Rain makes corn, corn makes whiskey.

A big part of country music is a way of life, at least from my standpoint. That's how I craft my music from my own life experiences.

I don't keep diaries anymore; They're quite incriminating. I just keep all the dirt road diaries in my head.

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.

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

There's always gonna be guys who are just wonderful singers and probably shouldn't be writing songs. Then there's always gonna be guys who move up the ranks writing. I don't know what's healthier or what's the best thing - probably whatever yields the best songs.

I will always really work hard to write as much as I can, but I also love sitting back and waiting on those big Nashville songwriters to send me some great songs, too.