People look at you, and they've got just the perfect little box for you, the perfect category. Call you a redneck. Call you a hillbilly. Like those were insults.

If you're gonna sing, sing loud.

You left me for a dream you had to follow, but I thought goodbye wouldn't last that long.

I simply find that as a songwriter, my goal is to try to move people. And I feel that before I can move other people, I have to genuinely be able to move myself.

When they talk about music getting in your blood, I understand exactly what they're talking about, because that is me.

I liked experimenting with a lot of different styles. So, it always saddens me when I see young people, or even older people for that matter, who are limited to one specific type of music. They don't really allow themselves to experience so many types of music out there that are so wonderful to listen to. And there's good parts and bad parts, I guess, to all of them.

I've been very fortunate to have had the opportunities to have the career I've had.