My Dad Encouraged Anything I Wanted To

I Grew Up Listening To All Kinds Of Music, Everything From Country To Rock, Pop, R&b And Even Rap, So For Me, Music Is Music And A Great Song Is A Great Song.

I Would Say, 'go Ask Any Couple That's Been Married For 30, 40, 50 Years... It Hasn't Always Been Roses.'

You Have Record Companies That Sign Acts That They Think Are Great, And Then They Never Do Anything. Acts That They Don't Think Are Really Going To Do Much End Up Having A Career. I Don't Think Anyone Really Knows What It Is That Drives Somebody To Get On Their Computer And Want To Download A Song.

People See You Onstage And The Glamorous Side, But They Don't See You Traveling 600 Miles A Night, Eating Truck Stop Food And Spending By Yourself Staring At Walls.

I Love Fried Okra. The Fact That It's Okra Makes Me Feel Like It's Good For You - I Forget The Fact That It's Fried.