They took your commandments off the schoolhouse walls, they say it's a crime to pray.

My Mom and Dad had six kids, and four of the six were going down the same road I was.

I wish at times I had finished school just to say I had.

My dad wanted me to play when I was a kid, so I learned to play the guitar. I pursued a career in music because I love it so much and I enjoy what it does to those who hear it.

I don't know whether schooling would have helped me get farther along in music at this time. I doubt it would have.

I think every once in a while country has lost its way, but found its way back. It's always going to drift away from the traditional side, but then find a way to return. There's room for all kinds of influences be it pop, blues, gospel or whatever. But I will always say that I think we need more traditional country music coming down the pike.

You know, I think you have to sound right singing whatever it is that you sing.