My focus is trying to make great music and putting on great shows, and whatever happens beyond that is a bonus to me.

Coldplay are just four friends trying to make great music.

I try to be a good representative for country music. But as a country artist, it's important to move the needle and make a difference beyond your core audience. But you can't ever strategically try to accomplish that; then things get weird.

Country Music is great music because it really comes from real life experiences. It is such a great haven for reality.

I've never really been a traditional country kind of guy. I wanted my music to sound more like the end of the '90s and to have the kind of great music, pop or whatever, that radio will embrace.

Put out great music, and that's that.