I've written 90 percent of the songs in my career, on all my albums.

Hate me if you want to, love me if you can.

When I go in and vote, I vote for the person I think will get the job done.I don't vote right-left.

I've always said I can't tell sometimes that people even have an album out until I see them nominated for a Grammy. I think country gets dumped on across the board by the Grammys.

It is my duty to be a father to my kids.

I've written 90 percent of the songs in my career, on all my albums.

The Iraq War has thrown such a heavy shadow on Afghanistan that you can't hardly get any news about that now. I went to Afghanistan this year and spent more time there than I did in Iraq ... just 'cause they were forgotten about, and I wanted them to know that I appreciated it.