“'Tattoos' reminds me of where I'm from, and some of the stuff I did when I was growing up. That was one of the things that was appealing about the song when I heard it the first time.”
                    
                 
                
                
                                        
                    “I didn't want my records to sound like anybody else, and when I've got my guys in the studio, I have a language with those guys because we work together every day. A lot of times, you bring in outside guys, studio players, whatever, and they're great musicians. It's just that they don't necessarily play the way I want it to be played.”
                    
                 
                
                
                                            
                                        
                    “I'm a country boy. I'm from Georgia.”
                    
                 
                
                
                                            
                                        
                    “I'm very particular about the kind of music that I record and sing, and it would be the same way about the kind of movies that I would do.”
                    
                 
                
                
                                            
                                        
                    “It feels good when your hometown supports you, and Macon's always done that with us. Every time we come here, it's an event - which is nice.”
                    
                 
                
                
                                            
                                        
                    “It's the only time that I'm ever nervous on stage, is when we're doing live TV. Especially an awards show, because I know you can't fix it.”
                    
                 
                
                
                                            
                                        
                    “Macon has such a rich musical history - and the state of Georgia, as well.”
                    
                 
                
                
                                            
                                        
                    “'She's Country' obviously changed a lot of things for us and pretty much, I think, doubled our crowd size in just a few months time.”
                    
                 
                
                
                                            
                                        
                    “You don't want to get too ahead of yourself and go out thinking you can play stadiums every night, and they end up being about half-full.”
                    
                 
                
                
                                        
                    “As a new artist, you come out, and there are so many other new artists. It seems like there's a whole wave of new artists that come along every year. In '05, I was part of the crop. It was a lot harder trying to set myself apart from the rest of the pack.”