I Am Honored That They Would Include

I'm A Kid Who Grew Up In An All African-american Neighborhood And Got Into Schools And Aspired To Just Be Me, And Didn't Worry About Labels Or Anything. Just Wanted To Be A Success At What I Did.

I Just Wanted To Go Out And Make A Record That Ive Always Wanted To Make Since I Was A Kid.

I Have Major Respect For Kenny Chesney And Carrie Underwood And Sugarland. They Are Wonderful. They're Superstars In The Music Business.

When I Was Asked If I Wanted To Perform On The Grand Ole Opry, I Yelled, 'are You Kidding Me?' I've Been Waiting For That My Whole Life. To Be Invited Where So Many Of The Greatest Country Artists Have Performed Is An Honor, And I Still Can't Believe It Has Been Bestowed On Me. Just To Stand In The Circle Where So Many Greats Have Stood-hank Williams, Kitty Wells, I Just Couldn't Believe It.

I'm Lucky My Wife Is A Strong Woman. She's One Of The Stronger People I've Ever Met. It's Hard For Me To Be Away, But I Know My Home Life Is Fine Because My Wife Is There.