We were younger. And it's basically like looking at football classics. You see things that you did, you see things that you could've done better and you think about all the good relationships that you had with the cast.
Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip.
I really like the old stuff that I cut my musical teeth on, and I loved it when the industry was just like that, without really a genre. Today, country radio's more aimed at a demographic than a genre. It just softens everything.
I love the road. That's always been my goal. I've said that to many record labels. I want to make records. The road is my favorite. Some people hate the road, I love the road.
I love the intimacy of venues like the House of Blues. When everyone is packed in and so close to you, it makes you play differently. It's so much more fun to play because there's so much more high energy in a place like that.
I try to write relevant songs about life and whatever I'm going through and whatever people are going through.
I've never listened to an album once I've finished it. All I hear is what I should've done different. I beat myself up over it.
What I liked so much while shooting [a movie], I might not like anymore when I see it or vice versa. The two are connected but not on a causal level.
Just do exactly what you think is unique, fun and specific to your personality, that others aren't doing.
I have touched with a sense of art some people-they felt the love and the life. Can you offer me anything to compare to that joy for an artist?
Writers - we're a little crazy about how much we care about it. We spend a lot of time fussing. At least, I do.