I'm never the best singer in the world.
I had a publishing deal way before I had a record deal.
When I left college, it broke my mom's heart, but I knew I had to be in Nashville. I knew that was the place you had to be in to become a better songwriter, and that's what I wanted to move there for and to ultimately get a record deal.
I was the kid jamming out to the songs on the radio, and now there's hopefully kids out there jamming out to my music.
I'm not the only one who has ever lost somebody; I'm not the only one who was missing somebody. That's what I love about country music, that's what I love about songwriters, is being able to put out those words, those feelings.
No matter how the day's going, when I get out there on that stage, it makes it all all right.
That's why I've always loved country music. Whether it's sad, pumps you up, or it's breakup songs, it's all real-life things.
If I start putting too much pressure on myself, that's something my mama is there to help with.
If an artist can take two minutes to tweet a fan and make his or her day, why wouldn't they take advantage of that?
I'm hands-on with everything. I approve the designs of everything we do because that's my brand that people are buying. I want it to look good.
I've stopped questioning things and how things work.
On my tour, either they're coming to see me, or they're not.
Country's more than about what the music sounds like. It's what you're saying and who you are as a person.
Me and Luke are fraternity brothers. Luke Bryan was already in Nashville when I got to college. He had come back to his old fraternity house, which was my new fraternity house. We met there and just kinda stayed in touch.
'You Should Be Here' came from a real place. I lost my father... it was right when I was getting my record deal. There's just been so many moments that he hasn't been here for. It's kind of the reason I wrote the song.
It was an incredible experience performing for the members and attendees at the Diamond Resorts Invitational; it was such an impressive event, and I was honored to be a part of it.
Diamond Resorts delivers world-class events and high-caliber hospitality; I look forward to representing Diamond and performing in the 2017 Diamond Resorts Concert Series to help make vacations unforgettable for their members.
Having Dierks Bentley on a song is one of the coolest things I've ever gotten to experience. For one, him agreeing to do a song with me but two, getting to share that moment in the studio.
I'm not very patient.
Sometimes, you want to write how you feel, but making people have fun, that's part of it, too.
