I think any young person who is going into the same field as their parent whose parent has been very successful, it's complicated.And it was complicated for me.

The religion I have is music. Even the times I have headaches, when I'm singing, I can't feel them. My dad used to say that, too, especially near the end of his life. He would be in pain - a lot of pain - and he said the only time when he didn't feel pain was when he performed and sang.

You stand in front of a great painting and your heart just opens and your mind expands about what's possible. That, to me, is a connection to what God is.

It's a little dangerous for me to get outside myself and think about how I want people to see me.

"Country" has become a marketing term. I see myself as a songwriter.

I think any young person who is going into the same field as their parent whose parent has been very successful, it's complicated.And it was complicated for me.

Sometimes the fragment of a conversation, the color of the sky, the image in a dream, has everything to do with where the song begins.