I was working my way up through management so I could get my own store, ... Then they invited me to go out with them. It was a big deal that a lot of people wanted.

I take my father's advice: Make hay while the sun is still shining. Go host if I get the chance. It helps me hone my skills in that arena.

He's been a good ambassador for country music for people around the world,

Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich).

It's true, if you go to someone's MP3 player or iPod you're not going to find just one genre,

I always thought to myself, 'Why should I appease you, Mr. So-and-So? Why shouldn't I just be who I am and do what I do? It doesn't really matter what I look like as long as the music is good,