It never mattered to me that people in school didn't think that country music was cool, and they made fun of me for it - though it did matter to me that I was not wearing the clothes that everybody was wearing at that moment. But at some point, I was just like, 'I like wearing sundresses and cowboy boots.'

I like to write about relationships. I like it when my friends come over and we crowd around the piano and sing Journey songs at the top of our lungs... And I like things that make me feel seven again. I don't ever look down on people for the way they choose to have fun; it's just not necessarily the way I like to have fun.

There is nothing wrong with avoiding people who hurt you.

I was in a love that was wonderful until it was terrible, and both people got hurt from it.

When I meet my fans, it's not like meeting a stranger. It's like saying hello to someone that I already know.

One of the things people don't really recognise about the similarities between country and hip-hop is that they're celebrations of pride in a lifestyle.

What I've learned is not to change who you are, because eventually you're going to run out of new things to become.