I have talked to Debbie Hammond quite a bit, Jim Hammond's wife, his widow. I've seen their kids. And last time we played Dallas, a lot of them came over. It's hard for them to come see the show. It's still hard.

when life gives you lemons. Make yourself a screwdriver

I exercise at least five times a week with stretching, Pilates, push-ups, planks, sit- ups, squats and light weights.

My goals have changed throughout my life. At one time it was winning awards, selling out concert dates, selling more albums than anyone else. Now, my goals are to see my grandchildren grown, live a long and healthy life with my family and friends and travel the world.

You know, I get a lot of people pitching songs to me.

I've never turned my back on country music.

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