I got a job working at a publishing company, Balmur Music, which was a company that Anne Murray was a co-owner in, as a tape copy guy. Eventually, I got fired from that job.
The Grand Ole Opry is an artist, and I am proud to be one of its songs.
I get the same feeling walking into the Opry House as I do when I see one of my heroes.
I've driven in L.A. probably three times. I'm a slug in L.A.
If you're in the public eye, people are going to take shots at you.
Learning to not be selfish is what has changed in me the most since being married.
I probably have the crappiest tattoo - not only in country music - but maybe the world.
I hate reality shows. But if I had to be on one, I'd have to say 'Realtree Road Trips' on the Outdoor Channel.
No, I don't think I'm ever going to get serious.
I've burned the trash a few times and it got away from me. I've caught the yard on fire. I've burnt up some acreage and had to call the fire department a couple of times.
I'm not too big on cats, and sometimes I'll say something like that, and people get so mad at me. But the truth is, I don't care if they get mad.
I like bubble baths.
There's something actually more intimidating about playing a small, intimate room. Your mistakes are that much more under the microscope.
I lost my brother in a car wreck when I was 14 years old. When I decided I wanted to be a country singer, my dad always told me, 'Son, you should write a song about your brother.'
I always wished I had a song like that George Strait song, 'The Chair', 'cause it's basically just a guy trying to pick up a girl at a bar.
I stand by the stuff I say, even the really stupid stuff. I'll find a way to justify it.
Nobody's gonna beat Taylor Swift in a fan-voted thing. And nobody should, by the way.
Cee Lo is the coolest human being I have ever met in my life.
Country music has to evolve in order to survive.
Not everybody in the country-music community is like me - I just happen to be one of the guys that is stereotypical.
