I'm from Florida, so any time I get invited to come to Florida and play a show, I'm definitely always up for that.

I've always come into a show when the show was already up and running.

I had always loved music. I grew up listening to classic country, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard. My dad loved Vern Gosdin and Keith Whitley. So I kept going to class and started getting totally into playing guitar and teaching myself these songs.

There's always going to be life experiences that find their way into my songs.

I like to take my dog on the road. He stays up front; he likes it there.

There's a lot that goes into being Tim McGraw or Kenny Chesney. They have great songs, their show is great, they're very fit. When you look at somebody who takes care of themselves, takes care of their business, that's what every CEO would do.