That's unfortunate, ... Music is such an important part of an academic program, not just fine arts. It's one of the fundamental components in the no child left behind act.

It's designed to optimize a child's potential at an early age through the use of music.

I was born and raised in the Northeast, and country music oftentimes is attached to a stereotype, and really, the evolution of country music over the past couple of decades shows it is mainstream music,

It represented a diverse array of country-music style as well as a diverse array of artists. We knew there were extremely high expectations, and I think this show exceeded those high expectations.

No one questioned the investigation 10 years ago, but there are enough holes being discovered now and obvious questions that weren't posed to make me want the answers now.

She was a 14-year-old girl locked in a bedroom where she was psychologically tortured and sexually degraded. She was threatened in a very credible way that if she ever tried to leave he'd kill her. Who is anyone to question how someone reacts to that situation?