Rain Makes Corn, Corn Makes Whiskey.

American Idol Allowed Us To Find Carrie Underwood.

A Big Part Of Country Music Is A Way Of Life, At Least From My Standpoint. That's How I Craft My Music From My Own Life Experiences.

When I'm Writing A Song, It's Just Me And The Songwriters. Then When The Song Is Done, There Are Publishers That Hear It, Then People In My Management, Then My Wife And My Boys And My Friends, And If They're All Lovin' It, It's Kind Of Withstanding All The Criticism I Need.

People Hear Me Talk And They Know My Background And They Immediately Stereotype Me As Being A Real, Real Country Guy, And That's The Right Stereotype. But You Also Want People To Know You're A Little Broader Than That, Too.

From My Dad I Learned To Be Good To People, To Always Be Honest And Straightforward. I Learned Hard Work And Perseverance.