Things like picking the music are gas. If there's a dispute over two songs we vote on it, and usually we have to have a big group hug afterwards.

It's a unique thing, and it's probably the thing I love most about songs and music - their ability to connect in a human way.

I'm not a hustler. I don't pitch songs. I don't ask people to write with me. It's not what I do.

College didn't stick, so I worked odd jobs, but I've always written songs and played music. I actually met a guy who was a songwriter, which I didn't realize was a real job.

A lot of great bluegrass comes out of Kentucky. There's a lot of great music, like the Judds, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ricky Skaggs, and Keith Whitley. There's a lot of bluegrass intertwined with country music.

Country music is one of those places where we support each other and prop each other up.