My life would be very puzzling to most people if they had to follow me around for a day or two.

When I made 'Who Needs Pictures,' my first album, I had been west of the Mississippi River one time in my life, and that was in fourth grade. We traveled to California for vacation and stayed with some friends of my parents. It was culture shock, and it was different.

Life to me is a fun experience.

Country music has become the music that best represents the reality of American life.

All my life people have been waiting around to watch me die.

That's why we do this. In country music, we do this for this very reason... to impact people lyrically, to be a part of their lives.