At the end of the day, the Grammys are about recognizing genres that are making an impact..

Country seems to be finding a bigger audience. Certainly an audience out of the general country scene is finding me..

Since I was a kid I just wanted to be in Nashville..

When you put your arms around me, You let me know there's nothing in this world I can't do.

Sometimes I just cry at random stuff!.

I'm grateful when anybody can start to have his or her limited perception of the genre open up a little bit. There's a lot of great music in the coun….

I've never wanted to name an album from a song title if I could avoid it because I like it to be a body of work..

The older I get the more I can see How much he loved my mother and my brother and me And he did the best that he could And I only hope when ….

There are certain songs that are sacred. People want to hear them just as they are in their head; they don't want you messing around with them. And t….

I think it took me a while to convince Nashville that what I do is genuine and my heart's in the right place, and I love country music..

I think the industry is oblivious to the fact that most people listen to all kinds of stuff. I personally don't know of anyone who listens to only on….

I think everybody has different priorities in their life. People live their lives differently. People become famous through all sorts of different re….

Raw is a good place for an artist. It's where the truth comes out..

My father's record collection was all country. That's how I was exposed to it..

I've always been a pretty private, quiet kind of person and so I haven't had to change my life really at all, I don't think..

I think there's just so many people in the world that don't feel understood, and when you hear a song and you go, 'Oh, that song understands me,' tha….

Someone said one time, 'If your marriage isn't your priority, you're not married,' and I thought, for me that's so true. So as long as I keep her as ….

I'm a little more comfortable in that role. I love being in the studio..

Being with my family is very important to me, and touring is very important to me, too, because it's who I am. It's what I do..

I love the beginnings of artists when all they've got is raw talent and nothing else..

It's not the case of turning in a bunch of songs and recording the next month. I think you're looking for songs all year long and you're writing all ….