My first memories of music were country music and Ronnie Milsap. Where I grew up, it was what you listened to. And anything else, you were somewhat out of place.

I think the attraction to country music is the fans, the lure of the hardcore fan base.

The one thing I wanted to do more than anything else was sing country music.

What is nice about country music today is that most artists are not trying to do something everybody else is doing. They really are trying to develop their own uniqueness.

I love my country more than anything else.

It's always about the music, never about anything else.