The Evolution Of The Music Is What

I Went To My Dad When I Was 17 And Said, 'i Want To Be A Country Music Star.' Which Every Dad Loves To Hear. And He Said, 'i Want You To Go To College.' So We Had A Discussion. And I'm Pretty Stubborn. I'm A Lot Like Him. And He Said, 'if You Go To College And Graduate, I'll Pay Your First Six Months Of Rent In Nashville.' So He Bribed Me.

The Key To Songwriting Is Just To Be Able To Observe, And Put Yourself In Situations To Be Around People, And Let Those Ideas Come To You.

When I First Started, You Could Go To A College Campus And It Was Not Cool To Wear A Country Artist's Shirt On Campus. It Was Taboo, And There Was A Stigma Involved. In The Time From Then Till Now, I'm Amazed At How Much Things Have Changed. It's Young Now, It's Cool, It's Hip

Bob Seger Was A Huge Inspiration.

I Wouldn't Be The Man I Am Today, If Not For Those I've Loved Along The Way