People sniff out when you try to fake something or be something you are not.

You want to stand out and be unique and do something different. I always try to zig when they zag - I guess it's a football term, but it applies to a lot of different areas of life.

I realized that I could try to sound like Waylon Jennings, or I could try to be like Waylon Jennings... but it's impossible to do both.

When I do my job, I dive into these characters and try to flush something out of myself into these characters, and hopefully that translates well.

By no means do I want to try to leave country music. That's absolutely where I want to stay.

I think the secret is really observation. Well, if you observe what's going on and try to figure out how people are thinking, I think you can always write something that people will understand.