My focus is trying to make great music and putting on great shows, and whatever happens beyond that is a bonus to me.

Anything I've ever read by John Irving has been really well written.

As far as heroes thorough the years, I’d say definitely Alabama and Randy Owen, Conway Twitty was a big influence of mine, George Strait, Lionel Richie.

Nothing is more frustrating to me than putting a song on an album and regret putting it on there. I'm excited that there are no songs on 'Tailgates & Tanlines' that I'm iffy about.

You want women to think of you in a sexy manner. It's all part of the business. It drives ticket sales. It's all a part of it.

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