Somebody told me once it takes an Americana song five minutes to say what a country song says in three - so I try to write country songs. But really, all good music is just soul music.

I firmly disbelieve that one has to be a tortured soul to write good music.

The end of all good music is to affect the soul.

I'd love to make short film videos pushing the conventional standards of what a country music video can be.

People have this perception of soul music of somebody shouting.

There's a lot going on in country music, with indie-label hipsters and underground bloggers arguing their interpretations of what country is, and pop-country stars defending themselves. That deserves to be poked fun at.