'dirt Road Diaries,' In My Mind, Is

Rain Makes Corn, Corn Makes Whiskey.

To Have Your First No. 1 As An Artist Was Everything I Could Have Ever Dreamed For. Now We're Keeping Our Fingers Crossed, And Hopefully We'll Have Many More, But There's Certainly Nothing Like The First One.

My Best Artist Friend Is Definitely Jason Aldean. He And I Really Get Along Great And Are Really Great Friends. It's Fun To Tour With A Buddy And Somebody That I Just Enjoy Hanging Out With. If We Weren't Touring Together, We'd Be Hunting In The Off-season Still And Knocking Around Doing Stuff, Certainly.

When You Look Into The Eyes Of Your People Out There That Came To See You, That's When It's Like, 'yep, This Is What It's All About.' This Is Why We Don't Sleep, And This Is Why We Write Songs And Try To Be The Best. This Moment Right Here Onstage.

Anything I've Ever Read By John Irving Has Been Really Well Written.