A small venue is so much more intimate and loose. You can actually be more spontaneous, I feel.

The large venue gives me the thrill that comes from the power in numbers.

My first solo was in church when I was five.

One of the things that I think is such a constant in country music is that the song is so much a story. I believe it is supposed to be based around a story.

For some reason, the concept of writing with swing chords was intimidating.

But it's just been recently that Nashville has started to feel like home.

I think it's going to take my whole life to sort of get people to know what my perspective is.