No Matter What You Achieve In Life,

Get As Much Out Of Life As You Possibly Can With All The Passion That Goes With It. Then Give It Back With All The Love And Respect It Deserves.

I Think My Song That Reminds Me Of Mama Is "i'm A Survivor" Because She Is One.

Every Song That Has Been A Hit For Me Has Been Honest And Truthful. I Have To Believe That Same Formula Will Work On This (television) Show. It Has To Be Believable And Honest.

I Was One Of The Very First People To Ever Do A Video In Country Music.

But I Like To Listen To Demos. I Like To Hear The Finished Product. It's Like Listening To A Song - I Mean, A Story. If You're Going To Sit Here And Tell Me A Story, I Just Like To Listen. I Don't Want To Make Them Up.