American Idol Allowed Us To Find Carrie

I Thought Being On Stage Was An Amazing Feeling, But There Is Nothing That Can Top Watching My Wife Bring Our Son Into This World.

When I'm Writing A Song, It's Just Me And The Songwriters. Then When The Song Is Done, There Are Publishers That Hear It, Then People In My Management, Then My Wife And My Boys And My Friends, And If They're All Lovin' It, It's Kind Of Withstanding All The Criticism I Need.

When You Get Performance Slots For Award Shows - That's A Big Deal For Me.

My First Memories Of Music Were Country Music And Ronnie Milsap. Where I Grew Up, It Was What You Listened To. And Anything Else, You Were Somewhat Out Of Place.

My Thing Is You Just Have To Try To Feel Young And Stay Young. Obviously You Get A Little Older, But I Still Want My Music To Be Young. I Don't Want To Sound Like An Old Dad Onstage, So You Just Have To Write Music That Sounds Young.