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" I've been able to carve my way out with lyrics and melodies. "

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" 'Head Over Boots' is a shuffle, but it's more of a Motown laid-back shuffle than, say, a Dwight Yoakam shuffle. "

" I'd like to start a tradition of getting No. 1s - how 'bout that? "

" California is one of the most country-est states there is. We're really country. "

" My California sunrise, there's a real mist in the air. I think of the mountains. You can smell the farm fields. You can smell the dirt and the lights and the whole sun. "

" We're boot-friendly here. "

" As a songwriter, you always want to search for something that's right in front of you that you can twist into something new. "

" It's been so great to have an album people believe in. "

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" 'Dirt On My Boots' is a very different song. I heard the melody, and I heard the lyrics, and I heard the drive of that song. I totally related. It was kinda me when I was on my bulldozer working for my dad. "

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" I have a great band of great guys. We're a lot of fun. "

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