My First Gig, I Was About 17

If We Were To Sit And Discuss Abortion And Legalizing Marijuana And Gay Marriage And All Those Things, You'd Be Surprised Where You'd See Me On The Side Of Some Of That Stuff. People Get Their Opinions - As Soon As You're A Real Flag-waving Patriot, Then All Of A Sudden You're A Conservative.

When I Came To Dreamworks, I Was In Bad Trouble. They Were In Bad Trouble. They Were Millions Of Dollars In The Hole And A Few Days From Closing Their Doors. I Was On My Last Leg.

The Iraq War Has Thrown Such A Heavy Shadow On Afghanistan That You Can't Hardly Get Any News About That Now. I Went To Afghanistan This Year And Spent More Time There Than I Did In Iraq ... Just 'cause They Were Forgotten About, And I Wanted Them To Know That I Appreciated It.

My Fans Have Been Very Loyal To Me, So I Want 'em Into The Mix Every Song. I Don't Want 'em Having Breaks On Stuff I'm Trying To Push On Them.

Raise Up Your Glasses Against Evil Forces; Whiskey For My Men, Beer For My Horses.