My mom said, "What I want is a happy kid, not a rich kid. That's what I root for." She saw how much joy I got from playing music, and those years were leaner than lean!

I formally proposed. I'm a good Southern gentleman.

I would love to hear someone write a song like 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' rather than 'You're hot. I'm hot. We're in a truck.' It's just mind-numbing to me.

Yes, the companionship is amazing. You know, you can get that physical attraction that happens is great, but then there's an awful lot of time and the rest of the day that you have to fill.

I've always been more drawn to being normal than being famous.

Music is like having a conversation. All musicians inspire each other, and they're all geared to play something that matters.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

I do not like being famous. I like being normal.

A lot of people play to impress, but the really gifted ones play to move. That's the greatest point of ever doing this.

There ain't no future in the past.

I made records in the past that are as traditional as any other country records that have been made, but at the same time the records have a contemporary slant on it too.

The Might God, Eternal Father.

God entrusts His riches to mature sons and not to spiritual babies.

ADHD isn't a bad thing, and you shouldn't feel different from those without ADHD.

America's most dangerous diseases have developed an immunity to politics. We suffer not from a failure of political organization or power, but a failure of love.

If you're not saying 'Hell Yeah' about something, say 'No'.

The music does bring us together and it's cheaper than therapy!

Generosity without delicacy, like wit without judgment, generally gives as much pain as pleasure.

the sleeper must awaken.

At the end of the day, the Grammys are about recognizing genres that are making an impact.

There's always risk in life's most rewarding pursuits, isn't there?