Some people associate red with love, but to me, red is for an earlier stage of a relationship. Black is much deeper, to me. It's certainly the sexiest color.

I go from being in front of 2,000 people, shot-gunning beers on stage and acting like a complete idiot, to being in a Mommy and Me class, waving a little pink handkerchief around 12 hours later!

The people I always loved listening to had a little bit of dirt under their fingernails because they had done some living and had these stories to talk about.

Everyone talks about new love all the time, but there's so much to draw from when you've been in a longer relationship. It makes me stick my chest out a little bit. It's like, 'I know what you've been through, but you don't know what it's like over here.'

I try to make an album that reflects what I love about country music. It's not just all about happy parties all the time. There are some sad songs.

People just kind of associate me with kicking some ass.