Men have a lot less to write about, unless you're somebody like Tom Waits or John Lennon. And the female voice is much more suited to melody. Men have this barky thing - we're domesticated apes with a microphone.

What's interesting is a lot of the older music when we start performing it, it acts a lot like muscle memory. It's kind of like riding a bike. For me as a singer, I just had to remember like what part of my face I sang that into.

I follow a dairy-free and gluten-free diet, which can be challenging in some places.

To me, it's like the difference between a pen and a paintbrush. Music draws from almost the identical place as art does, which really is that intangible - it's like you're pulling from the ether. I don't know where it comes from. Nobody really does. It sort of arrives when it wants to.

On weekends, we slow it down. Friday nights, we bust out a movie, and there is popcorn all over the place.

Bits and pieces flung into the universe, sticking in the sky like cotton balls on a jet black velcro surface.

Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place.

Country music is one of those places where we support each other and prop each other up.