We sat together as a family for dinner at night. And my mother had a job. My dad had a job. But there was always a meal on the table at 6:00, you know.

You start out playing in kitchens, and you end up playing in kitchens.

There's an energy about Nashville that I love and I miss. And it's so awesome right now. It has a new energy that's so cool.

I finished high school, moved to Nashville for college, and set out to break into the music business. Every night when I called home with news of my experiences, my mom and dad would encourage me to keep taking those small steps.

I always want to sing, but I don't always want to be trying to have #1 records. I don't think you can do it forever. I don't know what the time span of that is going to be. I want to sing because I want to sing.

When I made my first album, there was no indication that anybody other than my parents were going to buy it.

Standing behind a kitchen counter telling people about what ingredients to put in a pot didn't feel right.