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" Anyone who tells you they're not nervous playing on the CMAs stage, I'm afraid they're not telling you the whole story. "

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" I love driving. I've been obsessed with driving something since I was a kid. "

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" My dad said 'When you love what you do, you never work a day in your life,' and I agree with that. "

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" Writing by myself, I spread that out more. I'll spend more time on a song then. I'm more critical about it, because there's no one else in the room to tell me, 'That's really not translating. I'm not getting what you're saying.' So, I'm constantly rewriting it, thinking, 'No, that's fine,' and going back. "

" The rule of songwriting: say what you want to say, say it again, say it a different way, then say it again. "

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