Alcohol is perfect for me to curb the nerves a little bit.

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.

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

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.

People hear me talk and they know my background and they immediately stereotype me as being a real, real country guy, and that's the right stereotype. But you also want people to know you're a little broader than that, too.

I always want to make an album that lets people immerse in it, kind of like you get caught up in a good movie.

Even with all the negativeness of the whole social media thing, I still think it's leaps and bounds more positive.