Bob Seger Was A Huge Inspiration.

The Evolution Of The Music Is What Allows It To Survive.

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

I Come From A Long Line Of Sinners Like Me

I Think Too Many People, If You Are 46 You Want To Look 36, And If You're 36 You Want To Look 26. I Didn't Want To Do That. I've Earned The Gray Hairs. So I Wanted To Show That Level Of Honesty.

We're All Given A Window Of Opportunity, I Think All Artists Are, Of Any Genre. A Window When You're Truly Relevant, The Spotlight's On You And People Are Watching What You Do.