The way I make music is unique to myself and the way I have lived my life - no one else would tell that story in the same way that I do.

In the past members of my family on both my mother's and father's side have fought in the war, in the first and second World Wars. Unfortunately, they're dead and I wasn't able to speak to them, but that was in our family history too.

Well, I don't really concern myself too much with what other people make of my work.

I'm finding my way, and I make mistakes.

People have a tendency to see country life through rose-colored glasses.

What Rare [albom] allows me to do is gonna show people other things that I'm capable of 'cause they really haven't heard a lot of things outside of the rap stuff that I do.

You know, two people can say exactly the same words, saying the same story, and it would mean something entirely different.