I keep a pretty tight grip on my schedule and I compare it a lot to a fireman's - a four-on then four-off type of deal.

I'm living the dream. I've got a big tour bus, an incredible band, a big house, and a family that are all taken care of through my music. I've got a beautiful wife and three beautiful kids.

I'd like to think that throughout my career whatever my current record is has 110% of my best.

I always tell people that my primary job is being a dad and husband. Music is just what pays the bills.

I still have a lot of passion for music, but I would quit it tomorrow if that's what my family needed me to do. I'm sure I'd miss it, but it's a job.

I just never gave anything else much thought after music. I just hope that I'm doing what God intended me to do, and that's all.

I think most performers are just lazy.

There might be some of them that don't care. To me, it's important that my fans know how much I appreciate them.

Once I made up my mind that music was what I wanted to do, I never looked back.

I would rather have 100,000 fans for a lifetime than a million for a couple years.