I made records in the past that are as traditional as any other country records that have been made, but at the same time the records have a contemporary slant on it too.

I've always been more drawn to being normal than being famous.

I'm the guy who loves being in the supporting cast.

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

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.

It really does take a lot of time to make records, to be in the studio and do all that stuff.

The devaluation of music and what it's now deemed to be worth is laughable to me. My single costs 99 cents. That's what a single cost in 1960. On my phone, I can get an app for 99 cents that makes fart noises - the same price as the thing I create and speak to the world with. Some would say the fart app is more important. It's an awkward time. Creative brains are being sorely mistreated.