Life Doesn't Get More Real

When I First Started, You Could Go To A College Campus And It Was Not Cool To Wear A Country Artist's Shirt On Campus. It Was Taboo, And There Was A Stigma Involved. In The Time From Then Till Now, I'm Amazed At How Much Things Have Changed. It's Young Now, It's Cool, It's Hip

I Have A Huge Chip On My Shoulder.

I've Always Made Music That Was Representative Of Real Life.

The Best Advice I've Been Given Is Kind Of The "dance With The One Who Brought You" Thing. You Got Here On What You Do So Don't Change That.

I've Always Thought, It's The Artist That Write The Songs And Make The Records. And It's Our Responsibility To Set The Tone For What's Happening In The Industry. And I Take That Seriously.