When I think of the things I have, it makes me a little uneasy. I don't want people to think I've lost touch with reality.

I still like going on the road and performing, but it's getting tougher. I try to have my wife and the twins with me but it's getting harder and harder for them. They need to be in a home environment and not traveling with me.

There is a trade off - as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity.

The first six years of my career, I got more comments on my weight than on my singing. So I think I became so self-conscious that I started working on it harder.

There's a new hit rock group or singer every five minutes, but with country music, you have one hit and those people love you forever.