It used to be that Nashville would work to develop promising artists.

Don't it make my brown eyes blue?

Nashville used to have more integrity than just looking at the bottom line.

Well, maybe surf one time; I think it would be fun to catch a wave just once.

So many singers want to act, and so many actors try to sing.

You have to be committed or you fall behind, lose out.

Country is not what you heard on the Grammys.

Staying focused is hard work and staying married is even harder.

Now so many really good groups who have had a first major hit can't get a deal for a second one.

All I ever want to do is what I am: a singer.

Women have to show that tummy to stay noticed.

And then, a strangely comforting thought trickled through me—I had nothing, so I could do anything now. Anything I wanted. I had nothing left to lose.

Depression is very real. It'll back you into a dark room, slap you across the face, spit in your eyes, scream in your ears, and punch you in the gut - Until you give in.

commitment stays on, both in good and in bad, for better for worste

My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough.

When the individual feels, the community reels.

A testimony of the hope of redemption is something which cannot be measured or counted. Jesus Christ is the source of that hope.

I'm still doing me. I try to come up with different concept for my shows, you gotta keep the people interested, but I'm still me.

When you forgive, you heal your own anger and hurt and are able to let love lead again. It's like spring cleaning for your heart.

I'm a big tandem bike rider... I've had a tandem bike since I was 12, and I wanna be a competitive tandem bike rider one day.

The news is disease in disguise pretending to be information.