"The greatest thing about music is that it can transcend all barriers. It can bring people together."

"I just kept on singing, and I kept on playing, and I kept on writing songs, and I kept on trying to get a record deal, and I kept on going to Memphis, and I kept on going to Nashville, and I kept on g…"

"I'm just a man who loves his family, loves his God, and loves his music."

"I'm not a hero. I'm a man who's tried. And I try to keep trying."

"I've been on the road since I was 18 years old. I've been on the road all my life. I've been on the road longer than I've been off the road. I've been on the road so long that I don't even know what i…"