My dad was president of the volunteer fire department, which was within walking distance to our house. I spent several days of each week there with him - any time the whistle blew, he went. It was truly inspiring to watch him lead that way.
When I got married, I hired a great choir - the St. James Choir, an all-black gospel choir - to sing at my wedding.
Anytime you're in West Virginia or near it, and you sing, 'Take Me Home, Country Roads,' it's a sight to behold.
Everybody goes through a period where you're fighting a lot, I think. Sometimes that can be a good thing for your relationship. That conflict can lead to making up.
There may be people in my audience who may not agree with me on some particular issue - you know, say, as a gun owner, they may not agree with me, or, you know, someone may not agree with me on a gay marriage topic. Any of those things. But those shouldn'
When you're old-fashioned like I am, you know marriage is forever. Those vows are a promise.
It comes down to building your own world out here on the road. It's who you surround yourself with. My band and crew are really positive guys.
I'm aware of the fact that a lot of talented people out there will never get this chance.
If you're somebody that gets a chance to go somewhere... that has to work somewhere or go to another city, then do your best to see it. Because I just think that's the best way to have an interesting life.
I jetset around and play these songs and get to hang with some pretty amazing people, then I go home to a really great farm, though actually it's a disaster area of a farm at the moment. But it's certainly a blast. I wouldn't trade lives with anyone right
That there's no more important decision in life than who you marry.
I'm somebody who likes to gravitate toward people who aren't necessarily famous.
I have a very down-to-earth father. My wife is an actress and famous herself is more down-to-earth than anyone I know.
By no means do I try to go out and hang out with famous people.
The artists who stick around for a while are the ones who go, 'Oh, that's cool, never thought of that. Ought to do that.'