You Know, We're Very Private, And I

I Want To Run For The Senate From Tennessee. Not Now, But When I'm 50, When Music Dies Down A Little Bit. I Know Lots Of Artists And Actors Have Those Delusions Of Grandeur, But Ever Since I Was A Kid, It's Been Of Interest To Me.

I Think You Have To Be A Little Bit Strict. You Can't Be Friend And Their Parent In A Lot Of Situations, Especially In This Day And Age Where It's So Dangerous For Kids. So There's A Bit Of Sternness, I Guess, In The Way I Raise My Kids.

Sometimes I Think As An Artist You Tend To Go Toward The Heartbreak And The Sadness Because Those Are The Deepest And Heaviest Emotions You Can Pull Out As An Entertainer And As A Singer.

My Mom Is My Hero. [she] Inspired Me To Dream When I Was A Kid, So Anytime Anyone Inspires You To Dream, That's Gotta Be Your Hero.

I Try To Give As Much Blanket Forgiveness As Much As Possible In My Life Because That's The Only Way You Can Get Past Things And Move Forward. But, Conversely, I'd Like To Be Forgiven. In Many Ways, That's The Bigger Leap, The Bigger Transformation And The Bigger Step Forward.