The drama and the trauma of the relationship you have when you're 16 can mirror the one you have when you're 26. Life repeats itself.

When I was a teenager, my biggest lessons came from Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, George Strait, Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley. I learned so much from opening up for those artists, and it also taught me how to treat your opening acts and make them feel like they're part of a family, not just a tour.

I have never used Auto-Tune in a live television performance, and I have never used Auto-Tune in any of my concerts. That is a promise.

Why leave when you can stay, why stay if you have to go

I definitely know that there's somebody looking out for me, because I could never do this alone.

The blame is on me...I knew you were trouble when you walked in.

When you say, 'I spent my summers at the Jersey Shore,' people always say, 'Oh, really?' They think of the TV show. So I just say, 'A cute little harbor town in New Jersey.'