I just feel like it's easier to co-write sometimes, especially if you have chemistry with somebody. It kind of takes all the pressure off of you. But, you know, I started writing songs by myself. I didn't really have a co-writer, besides my dad. When I see a record and it has a song on it that someone wrote [alone], I just really believe in them as a writer. I feel like it's a window into them, more than it is if you write a song with someone else.

Country music fans are extremely passionate and loyal. It seems that country artists have longer-lasting careers because the fans stick with the artists through thick and thin.

I also have a different, softer side, and I want for people to hear that.

I really think that being yourself, being original, being outside the box is starting to be appealing to people.

I feel like if you turn on country radio, you will find something you'll love because it's so diverse.And that's a great thing.

I hope my music sets up the platform for me to be able to do lots of things - to have a cowboy-boot line, maybe, or do a perfume or makeup deal.

I think the unconditional love you get from an animal, especially a dog, is better than anything else.