At the very beginning of my career I felt very strongly about what type of artist I wanted to be.

There's just a lot of really, really great male artists right now, and it's good, too. And there's so many different influences in country right now, too, like hip-hop and rock 'n' roll and some blues. So I feel like if you turn on country radio, you will find something you'll love because it's so diverse right now. And that's a great thing.

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

I did surveillance a lot, which sounds exciting, but it never was.

I don't really do acting. I've done a little bit - enough to know I'll stick to what I know. Music is my thing.

I do appreciate every single dollar I earn.

Long intros are cool because there's a little bit of anticipation, you know?