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" I changed my mindset and figured, Why not try to be really entertaining instrumentally? "

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" Anytime you're in West Virginia or near it, and you sing, 'Take Me Home, Country Roads,' it's a sight to behold. "

" It comes down to building your own world out here on the road. It's who you surround yourself with. My band and crew are really positive guys. "

Surround Yourself

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" Life isn't always black and white. You're not always sure you're right. At least I'm not. "

Black And White

" You look out there and there's people that, their day is changed because of your contribution to it. "

" I don't think I'm influencing younger artists - they're not trying to be me. But I don't say that in bitterness. I say that with realism. "

" When you fall in love, you don't have a whole lot of time. But when it comes to a heartache, all of the sudden you have time on your hands, and it's an outlet for you to write. "

" I'm sick of feeling like we're in a decline. Let's look at the good. "

" Even in your darkest moments, you'll think of something that'll crack you up. "

" I've heard my share of Van Halen. I never liked rock. "

" That there's no more important decision in life than who you marry. "

" I don't have, you know, an 'overcoming addiction' story, other than the guitar itself, and I haven't overcome that. I don't have a jail time, you know, story, or any arrests. "

" It's a very smart, progressive bunch, these people that make country music. They're not country hicks sitting behind a desk with a big cigar giving out record deals and driving round in Cadillacs with cattle horns on the front grille: it's a bunch of really wonderful, open-minded, great people down on Music Row that make this music. "

" My father's a firefighter. He was my whole life. And my brother-in-law and several family members are firefighters. "

" I jetset around and play these songs and get to hang with some pretty amazing people, then I go home to a really great farm, though actually it's a disaster area of a farm at the moment. But it's certainly a blast. I wouldn't trade lives with anyone right now. "

" I still consider myself working in Nashville. I visit Hollywood. "

" My life would be very puzzling to most people if they had to follow me around for a day or two. "

" I don't want to be hurtful to anyone. "

" In Nashville, if people don't like someone, they say, 'I don't really like him,' then add, 'bless his heart.' In Hollywood, they kind of leave that last part off. "

" I love any and all situations where you celebrate creativity. "

" We learned that whether or not you support the war, you honor the soldiers that fight. "

" Everybody goes through a period where you're fighting a lot, I think. Sometimes that can be a good thing for your relationship. That conflict can lead to making up. "