The funny thing is, people's perceptions of what a song is about is usually wrong a majority of the time. But they're still going to read what they want to into it.

Yes, the companionship is amazing. You know, you can get that physical attraction that happens is great, but then there's an awful lot of time and the rest of the day that you have to fill.

A lot of people play to impress, but the really gifted ones play to move. That's the greatest point of ever doing this.

When you ask a songwriter, "What's your favorite song?" he goes, "The next one."

I don't chase what everyone else is looking for. Being creative is all about you.

It's so much more interesting when you're human. I hate making mistakes, but I'm not afraid of 'em.

With The Key, it was, I had gone through a divorce and losing my father, and just kinda really reminiscing about how much I loved the traditional side of country music, so I made a record that was really traditional from start to finish.