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

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

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.

Anytime you have a fellow artist say, 'Loving the new Luke Bryan album,' that's awesome.

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.

I am just what I am, I'm just what you see. So I'll make it easy, I'll stay me.

When the show opens, fans can text to a number we flash up on the screen, and then we do a meet-and-greet with 60 to 80 people every night. It's something I love doing, and I would say that's probably more fans than most artists bring backstage after a show.