I've tried to help a lot of young artists get started.

Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought to and I had no clear notion of the money to be made in it.

Until MTV, television had not been a huge influence on music. To compete with MTV, the country music moguls felt they had to appeal to the same young audience and do it the way MTV did.

I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange.

It's a way to showcase themselves and get involved in the community.

I think they do that not just with the election, but in general.