It doesn't really matter to me what the rest of country is doing. I'm not caught up in trying to make a record that sounds like everybody else. That, to me, is a record label's absolute biggest downfall.
I love Halloween, trick or treating and decorating the house. And I love Thanksgiving, because of the football and the fall weather. And of course, I love Christmas - that's my favorite of all!
I recorded the song 'Believers' because I feel the song has a strong and much needed message. We all need encouragement and something to believe in.
I want to see success right away. And I want to never give up, never stop.
Anybody can get lost in themselves.
The way that I am now, I don't want to accept mediocrity. I don't want to accept the easy road.
It's very hard for me to say I'm sorry... but I do.
Australia is breathtakingly beautiful, and I can't wait to visit again.
Stubbornness and ignorance and determination are a very fine line from each other. I'm a very stubborn person, but not so stubborn that I can't learn new things and meet new people, but I have a one-track mind.
My message to kids who bully other kids is: You know it's wrong! What's really going on? Try not to make somebody else's life miserable because you are.
That's what we need nowadays, is more children that have goals other than being a sports figure or some kind of celebrity. I think it's great that a kid wants to learn more and wants to be at the peak of learning, especially at that young.
Everything that's cool that happens, I look at my wife and I say, 'We need to enjoy this moment right here! This is really special!'
I believe there's things all around us that make you do good things and some that make you do bad things.
I can't sing anything other than country!
You know, I can be the happiest man in the world with minimal record success.
I think the Lord gives us everything we can handle, nothing more.
For me, I wanted somebody that got me musically, that understood that I'm an artist and this is who I am. I'm not going to be like another artist on your label, probably - hopefully. I found all those things with the Broken Bow group.
The biggest question I have is if you're a rock singer or a rock 'n' roll band, or if you're a pop singer if you've made your way in another genre of music and now you want to make a country record, why? That's my question. Why?
I think it is a huge honor to get to go play for the troops who have been working their tails off for several years, some with several tours under their belt.
If one artist sells five million albums, the tendency is for other artists to say, 'Maybe I should do a little of that, too.' That can be tough to resist.
Winning the ACM, winning the CMA, my first time on the Opry and having Grammy nominations were all a big deal to me.
The risks are 'How country can you go?' rather than 'How rock can you take it?'
Life on the road is very different from a normal, day to day life, and sometimes that surrealistic existence can have an effect on you, you tend to forget that's not really how things are supposed to be. But there comes a point where you have to pace yourself and find a place in your mind where you can be real.
We have a good opportunity to be good parents right now.
I think it says wonders about people that can write an entire album, and put out an entire album of great songs. I mean, the Brad Paisley's, Alan Jackson especially, even Taylor Swift - those people can really pen great stuff.
