As a country singer, there is only one place you dream of playing in your lifetime, and that is the Grand Ole Opry House.
I lost my brother in a car wreck when I was 14 years old. When I decided I wanted to be a country singer, my dad always told me, 'Son, you should write a song about your brother.'
I can't say that I've ever actually got on a horse and roped a cow, no.
Where I live in Oklahoma, it's all ranchers. My friends are all cowboys and pretty rough guys. If I had a hot tub back there, I may as well have Richard Simmons come over and live with me.
When I think about the songs I might record, I ask myself, 'Can I picture anybody I know back home sitting in their truck cranking this up?'
I think every cute girl is told to move to L.A. someday. So I do like the drive over from my house to the studio.
I love to deer hunt and fish and drive down the back roads in my truck. All those things basically equal freedom to me - and not having to return that message or call from my record company or management. At some point, I need to recharge.
I like California but I'm dyed-in-the-wool Oklahoma. I see a deer in L.A., and everybody's standing around it taking pictures. Back home, that's the enemy!
I love to deer hunt and fish and drive down the back roads in my truck. All those things basically equal freedom to me - and not having to return that message or call from my record company or management.
AT&T sucks. There's no excuse for being in downtown Los Angeles, and your phone loses service. That's ridiculous.
When you start dating another country star, the first question is, 'When are y'all gonna do a duet?' And what sucks about that is people expect you to do it whether you want to or not.
I talked to Carolyn Dawn Johnson about doing a duet with her a few times, and we just haven't gotten it done.
Because of Twitter, I think people know most every single thing about me. I don't know if there's anything that would surprise people about me.
I still love farming and gardening and things like that in the summertime.
My favorite thing about Los Angeles is there are businesses that you can call, and they will deliver groceries to your house.
I love getting the pontoon boat out, and I don't get to do it as much anymore. If I know in two weeks or a month from now I've got three days off, I can start planning for that stuff, getting out there with friends and family and relaxing, just floating around and hanging out.
Sitcoms, I always figured that would be an easy gig, but man, it is not.
I hate pigs. I hate goats.
We were playing a fair, and a few people were handing me stuffed animals and flowers, but one person handed me a paper sack. So I took all the stuff back to the bus. I put the sack in my lap and opened it, and a live iguana jumped out of the sack and onto my shirt. I screamed like a little girl!
I'd love to have a big old hug with Richard Simmons.
