People Get Out Of Music What They

I Try Not To Worry About Other People's Music. But If There's One Thing That I Hear These Days, It's That People Try And Put [music] Down So Tight That They Take All The Color Out Of It.

I Think Country Music Is Really One Of The Biggest Genres Of Music Out There And One The Most Successful Genres.

Like I Say, I'm Always Writing And If Something Sticks, It Sticks. I Get To Write With Great Songwriters In Town. Lori Mckenna Is One Of My All-time Favorite Singer-songwriters Who's Ever Walked The Planet. I Get To Write With Her. The Warren Brothers Are Friends Of Mine And I Write With Them All The Time. Lance Miller Is A Great Songwriter. Tom Douglas - You Can't Get Any Better Than That. I Write A Lot Of Stuff But It's Got To Stick.

When I First Started, I Was Really Nervous. You Could Hear My Voice Quiver. So I Started Drinking A Bit And That Helped. A Lot Of Entertainers Have A Few Drinks Before Going Onstage And Don't Overdo It. Me, It Turned Into A Bigger Habit. But I Stopped That. I Was Getting Older, And I Was Thinking About My Kids. There's Enough Roadblocks Out There Without Throwing In More Yourself.

I Guess Some Things Never Change.