Country Fans Are The Best

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.

If I Was Concerned About My Legacy, There’s No Way I Would Ever Sit There [and Be A Reality-show Judge]. Once Your Career Becomes About Some¬thing Other Than The Music, Then That’s What It Is. I’ll Never Make That Mistake.

I'm Not A Guy Who Can Go In And Go, "hey, Are We Doing Right Or Wrong?" I Just Do It. And Whatever It Is, It Is.

I'm Not A Trust-fund Type.

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.