I base my track-listing and what songs I pick by what my fans expect from me and what they want and what I think they want.

I say that I get paid to travel, and I play the shows for free.

Every artist has a moment where they think about quitting music for a moment because its scary.

The industry is always changing, but country music is like a force that always comes back.

Ive never been the type of guy thats ever needed a lot of things or any fancy things, but my lifelong goal has always been to have a piece of land and a house.

Theres very few things that tear me up and get me, but kids, especially terminally ill kids or kids with diseases... gets me every time.

Honky Tonk Badonkadonk wasnt some serious song, but it was huge! It was funny.

I'm a romantic at heart.

Oh, you want me to lie still while you check me out? Damn, Red, if I'd have known that earlier I would've been horizontal already.

Strengthening our identity is one way or reinforcing people's confidence and sense of citizenship and well-being.

I must have been an insufferable child; all children are.

I know music is subjective.

Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? / Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect?

Everybody denies I am a genius - but nobody ever called me one!

You are Beautiful when you are happy

Film is my hobby, so I will work well through the night to develop films, whatever film I'm doing or dream projects I have.

I write songs so that people can make them into what it means to them as well.

Between extremities Man runs his course; A brand, or flaming breath, Comes to destroy All those antinomies Of day and night.