I do write a lot from personal experience, but I also embellish a bit.

My family is awesome.

Junk food drags you down.

I hope my music sets up the platform for me to be able to do lots of things - to have a cowboy-boot line, maybe, or do a perfume or makeup deal.

Instead of going to college, I spent my time out on the road learning how to be a better musician.

Marriage is gonna be your stability through everything.

My mom was always saying: 'Be whatever you want to be, but stick with it. Don't waver. Don't change who you are for anybody.'

My mom always says I cut my teeth on the church pew.

Long intros are cool because there's a little bit of anticipation, you know?

Country music has always sort of been country music.