I used to love watching 'Hee Haw' on TV when I was a kid. My brothers and sisters weren't happy about it, but I just loved the music.

If it wasn't for Kenny Rogers, I don't think I would be in country music. He was that guy when I was a kid - his music and 'Hee Haw' made me perk my ears up and made me say, 'What is this? I want to hear more of that.' He was that catalyst for me to start this whole run in country music.

When I was a kid, and I was watching TV, I just loved it so much that I wanted to crawl into that TV.

It's about the music, not the color of the person playing the music.

I love Hootie & the Blowfish and what we do, but that's not my main focus anymore.

I just wanted to go out and make a record that I've always wanted to make since I was a kid.