I only record songs that I really like and believe in and can sing with conviction.

People get passionate about a song. It's been my experience if you put out radio candy, something commercial, it doesn't sell records.

I have always loved Waffle House. It's been like an oasis in the desert many times late at night after one of my concerts.

I've never been trained as an actor. I'm no Phillip Seymour Hoffman or Johnny Depp.

If I feel like doing something, I do it. If I feel like saying something, I say it. If I feel like dancing, I do. If I don't, I don't.

New York City is a notoriously hard market to perform country music in.

You're gonna miss this, you're gonna want this back. You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast. These are some good times, so take a good look around. You may not know it now, but you're gonna miss this.