And I'm the biggest country fan there is, but I'm always a little cautious of a slower song or just a song with subject matter.

I have been waiting a long time for this. It's been my dream forever. Now that it's a reality, I love it. I haven't been burnt out at all and I have a bunch of guys with me that feel the same way.

I'm thinking of you, that's all I do, all the time. You're always the first and the last thing on this heart of mine. No matter where I go, or what I do, I'm thinking of you.

I'm always looking for things that make me kind of uncomfortable.

When I was 13, I was just figuring out how to play 'Eruption,' poorly, by Eddie Van Halen.

You cant write about stuff you dont know about. You have to live it. You have to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. Live life to be a good songwriter.

I'm a member of the George Jones fan club, and I'm a member of U2's fan club.

I also was a huge 'Dukes of Hazzard' fan. I used to have T-shirts that said 'Dierks of Hazzard' custom-made.

My dad and grandpa were in the army and as a country singer you're constantly playing at military bases all across the country and meeting soldiers and their families and hearing their stories.

Country music has always been the best shrink that 15 bucks can buy.

I'm a huge fan of Billy Idol. I spiked my hair every day like him in 7th and 8th grade.

Winning isn't everything. Wanting to win is.

The world is chock-full of monsters.

I'd learned something... Food had power. It could inspire, astonish, shock, excite, delight and impress. It had the power to please me... and others. This was valuable information.

I am an American aquarium drinker.

You never forget a beautiful thing that you have made. Even after you eat it, it stays with you - always.

Anyway, whacking a surly bartender ain't much of a crime.

Music loud, I can't help but wiggle a bit and I think that movement finds its way into the paintings... I can see it in the strokes.

Classical music is an unbroken, living tradition that goes back over 1,000 years, and every one of those years has had something unique and powerful to say to us about what it's like to be alive.

I always try and come up with a clear theme when I'm making a videogame.

If you want to be forgiven, you have to extend forgiveness, even to people who aren't smart enough to ask for it.