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

I'm a musician, so for the most part I've always thought that the musicians were equally as inspiring to listen to - maybe more so, in some cases - in addition to the artists.

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

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.

It is not fun singing about losing somebody like that, but at the same time it was easy to write because the memories were so real and vivid and so much a part of who I am.

I don't want to impress somebody, I want to move somebody. Say the most with the least.

Music is like having a conversation. All musicians inspire each other, and they're all geared to play something that matters.