But I like to listen to demos. I like to hear the finished product. It's like listening to a song - I mean, a story. If you're going to sit here and tell me a story, I just like to listen. I don't want to make them up.

To me, there's two types of songs, good and bad. And I just like to stick with the good ones.

I grew up in southeastern Oklahoma on a working cattle ranch, and it was always very romantic to me: The West, the cowboy, the Western way of life.

If you're happy, you've got the Lord on your side.

Make sure you're always giving, way more than you're taking

Get as much out of life as you possibly can with all the passion that goes with it. Then give it back with all the love and respect it deserves.

Mama was a stickler on keeping your word. That's helped me to make the right decisions in so many situations. Because of that, I also think really hard before I make a decision because I know I'm going to have to see it through.