I just love music gear, I'm a total geek all around.
Encore' was an experiment. 'Encore' was the second chance at a first impression. 'Encore' was not completely planned.
I am, by nature, a guitar player... I learned all of these other instruments around that, and around the theory that I built learning the guitar.
If I could make noise with anything, I was going to.
A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer, and stay out of the way of the vocalist. The guitar player has to respect everybody else.
Growing up in Louisiana, my grandmother gave me an accordion because of our Cajun heritage. What ended up happening was I started learning about more instruments, so I just kind of went that route. Music's really all I've ever done.
I always loved LeAnn Rimes and especially Clint Black for his soulfulness. As I've gotten older, my influences have broadened - John Mayer, Michael Buble, Stevie Wonder, Keith Urban, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the Beatles - all of these artists have somehow been a part of my development as a songwriter.
I'm naturally shy, so the social media thing is new to me. I haven't really figured out how my voice sounds on social media, you know? I don't want to tweet everyday just for the sake of tweeting. I want to make sure whatever I do there is honest. Social media can very quickly get fake, and I don't want to be that guy.
I love the practicality of a good car. You know what I mean? And when I say 'practicality,' I mean the complete practicality of a Ferrari 458, a wonderfully fantastic every day car.
I started writing when I was around 6. I say 'writing,' but it was really just making up stuff! I started writing and doing my own thing. I didn't really know what a demo was or anything like that, so I started getting interested in studio gear and started learning about one instrument at a time. My first instrument was an accordion.
I love flying planes.
My favorite song depends on the day, what I’m going through, what I’m feeling.
I am grateful I got the chance to meet Stevie Wonder! He's like royalty to me and is one of my biggest inspirations.
Thank you to country radio for believing in me.
I am blessed beyond belief.
To be the name on somebody's shirt that they've made themselves in preparation for one of your shows - it doesn't get much cooler than that.
All my band members were old enough to be my dad. It was like this family vibe.
Anytime I can go fly for a few hours, I go. It's stressful and stress-relieving at the same time.
Like a wave on the ocean I will always come right back to you.
I don't even have a type, I don't think. My type is just whoever can get along with me.
All I knew when I moved to Nashville was that I wanted to make music in whatever shape and form I could.
When you hear his music, mine will all of a sudden make sense.
Robert Duvall saw me playing at a restaurant in Louisiana and invited me to be an extra in his movie 'The Apostle.' He gave me a guitar for my sixth birthday, and I thought that was the coolest thing in the world.
I don't believe in making a record and rushing it.
My mom makes the best Cajun stuff. I'm a big gumbo guy. I've lost a lot of my Louisiana accent, so now when I say 'gumbo,' I feel like someone who's never said the word before.
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