If you're gonna sing, sing loud.

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.

It's a great day to be alive. I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes.

Bluegrass is really a big part of my background.

It's the same old story you've heard a thousand times. Somebody's trust gets broken. Somebody's left behind.

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

I'm a member of a country club, country music is what I love.

I know what it takes to put a record together, so I'm not looking for people to come in and shape it.

The biggest cause of divorce is marriage.

A little bit South you've got Macon, Georgia - home of the Allman Brothers, the Marshall Tucker Band and Capricorn Records. And off to west you've got Delta blues. Sprinkle Southern gospel over the top of that, and you're talking about where I came from. I loved all of that music.

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