I don't have any hobbies. Music is my hobby.
The music has to drive you. That's just it. You follow it. You follow the songs.
I grew up very modest, and I never forget that.
Country fans are the most loyal in the world.
When I get all focused on songwriting, I get into all the marketing and promotion that we do to make it happen. Then the right song comes along and blows it all out of the water. The right song will do it for you every time.
I get around OK with a toolbox. As a kid, I picked up skills following my dad through the oil fields of Oklahoma and West Texas. My wife Janine is hard to impress, but she does think it's cool when I fix things around the house.