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" If it wasn't for Kenny Rogers, I don't think I would be in country music. He was that guy when I was a kid - his music and 'Hee Haw' made me perk my ears up and made me say, 'What is this? I want to hear more of that.' He was that catalyst for me to start this whole run in country music. "

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" I work hard to let my wife know how much I love her. I try to do that every day. "

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" I expect to make a career out of country music. "

" I'm pretty sure I'm gonna stick with country until I ride off in the sunset. "

" I'm a kid who grew up in an all African-American neighborhood and got into schools and aspired to just be me, and didn't worry about labels or anything. Just wanted to be a success at what I did. "

" Ray Charles has always been a big part of my life. "

" The worst thing for me when I go to a concert is a whole bunch of ballads. You get bored. "

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" We went to church every Sunday. When I was a kid, the only time I sang was around my family. "

" I have major respect for Kenny Chesney and Carrie Underwood and Sugarland. They are wonderful. They're superstars in the music business. "

" Everybody wants to have a good time, especially at a concert. That's why everybody goes. "

" I've got some great stuff in my sports memorabilia collection. But my favorite thing by far is the robe. I actually have a Ric Flair robe with 'the Nature Boy' on the back. That's awesome. When I look at it, it brings back so many memories of my childhood and my teen years. "

" I think people who go out and tell you how much they're gonna change things are the people who end up being just another whatever. I'm never trying to change anything. That's not for me. "

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" I've known Tiger since he was 18. Tiger is a great guy. I am so happy for him right now. "

" Remember the Stax label and how if you liked one record, you liked all the others as well? You don't talk to a lot of people who tell you how much they love their record label. I don't care how many records they sell. "

" It was important to me to find a label that wouldn't back out after a first single. Everyone's so used to hearing me with Hootie, they're going to be skeptical. "

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" I'm lucky my wife is a strong woman. She's one of the stronger people I've ever met. It's hard for me to be away, but I know my home life is fine because my wife is there. "

" We raised almost 2 million dollars at the last golf tournament that can be used for minority scholarships and Junior Golf programs. The payoff for the work we do is so much more valuable than the work we actually do for it. "

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" I've always listened to country music. I wanted Hootie to become a country band at first, but I was outvoted. "

" I just wanted to go out and make a record that I've always wanted to make since I was a kid. "

" Ric Flair was such a huge part of my childhood and teen years. He's an icon. "

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" There's two times of year for me: Football season, and waiting for football season. "

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" When I was in high school, I read all of Neil Simon's plays. "

" My family lives a pretty normal life. "