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If you got in my truck, you were listening to country music, and that's the way it was for a long time. I'm a little more open to other sources of music now, a lot more. But for the formative years, I was just very into country.
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I'm surrounded by all these strong women - my publicist, my manager, and my wife - and sometimes I think that women are more evolved than men, and they are able to process a heartache better.
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I put a lot of pressure on myself. I tell my wife when she's listening to my songs that the slightest hint of whether she likes it or not puts the pressure on me.
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The people I always loved listening to had a little bit of dirt under their fingernails because they had done some living and had these stories to talk about.
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Being married is one thing, but having kids will completely change you. I still go out and hang with my buddies, but having two daughters will completely change your perspective on the world.
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Most of my read on America is through looking through the front windshield of a bus and hanging out with country music fans backstage.
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My wife is cool enough to let me write about personal things, to be a songwriter exploring the shadowy sides of love.
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I try to make sure to get off the bus as much as I can, try to do something during the day that's local to where I am, whether it's hiking or fishing.
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A typical day for me on tour is a marathon - it's like five days rolled into one.
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I got into rock music at thirteen, listening to Van Halen, learned how to play the electric guitar.
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I really can't tell you the feeling I feel, like, being on stage: it's such a high; it's like running a marathon. You just can't get that feeling anywhere else.
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It's not that you can do this calculated move to try to further your career. You just follow what's in your heart, and later you look back and go, 'I was either really dumb or really smart, I can't believe I did that.'
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I do see the world as being different for girls - especially now, having daughters.
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Whether lyrically or musically, it reaches in there and grabs your soul. That's the stuff I gravitate toward.
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I also was a huge 'Dukes of Hazzard' fan. I used to have T-shirts that said 'Dierks of Hazzard' custom-made.
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I'm a member of the George Jones fan club, and I'm a member of U2's fan club.
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I'm a huge fan of Billy Idol. I spiked my hair every day like him in 7th and 8th grade.
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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.
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I like big shows, a lot of volume and a lot of energy. I love electric instruments. But I do love mixing those with bluegrass instruments and cranking those up, too, with a little bit of that rock energy.
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When you go to the Opry for a show or hear it on the radio, you get the whole circle of country music.
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I try to make an album that reflects what I love about country music. It's not just all about happy parties all the time. There are some sad songs.
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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.
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Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people - not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene.
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I'm part of the party, getting the crowd fired up, singing songs, pouring drinks, whatever it takes to get them to have a good time. When I walk into the meet-and-greet, someone's always going to have a story, a sad story or a happy story.
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That's what I love about Nashville and the music community - seeing kids around acoustic music and bluegrass picking parties is the best.
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As a songwriter, you might write every day and throughout the course of a year you might get four songs that are really special.
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But as far as being an American and loving this country and getting a chance to travel across it every day and meeting people on the road and folks in the military, I love this country on so many different levels.
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And if I want to get involved in choosing sides, I usually pick hockey or football.
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I think the great country songs mixed with some of that bluegrass instrumentation - and surrounding all that with a little bit of a rock vibe and energy - is the kind of music I make.
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A Sunday morning spent reading the paper together, maybe drinking some mimosas, alone, and talking until noon. That would be pretty amazing. Married couples with kids will understand.
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I love bluegrass music, I love acoustic music, and I try at the right times to push that a little bit.
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When I was 13, I was just figuring out how to play 'Eruption,' poorly, by Eddie Van Halen.
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I really love flying, but it's really nice to jump on a plane, sit back, and let someone else do the heavy lifting, but flying is my main passion for sure.
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Country music is always changing but the Opry is always there to serve as a lighthouse for what country music really is. The past, present and future is all encompassed by not only the physical structure of the building but also the radio show.
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Only in country music can you compare an old pickup truck and an old guitar to your wife and turn it into a love song... Thank God for country music.
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I want to be free to be any version of me I feel like being. I don't want to be McDonald's that serves the same food every time.
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My dog Jake ran up to Dolly Parton, and he put his nose up her skirt. We were like, 'Oh my God, don't do that.' I didn't know Dolly, and she said, 'Watch out there little doggie, don't start something you can't finish.'
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I see myself as a serious artist, but yeah, when people come to my shows, they want to hear 'What Was I Thinkin',' 'Drunk on a Plane,' and lots of up-tempo, fun songs.
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You can't write about stuff you don't 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.
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I think about me and my dad taking a road trip from Phoenix to Nashville when I was 19. He's no longer here with me, but I still drive that same 1994 Chevy truck. I never have bought a new car.
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