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This is just strictly me wanting to make a record that is the real deal. It is all the stuff that I have learned and know that I remember. It's what I perceive as country music is about.

I've grown up with country music. I love how real everybody is, not just the artists, but the fans.

I have always been infatuated with country music.

Country music is the people's music. It just speaks about real life and about truth and it tells things how they really are.

I came to town thinking that everybody had the same idea of what country music was that I did.

I'm always kind of surprised how much I'm associated with country music.

Well, you know, people don't know me as a country artist and I am new to the genre. But that's how I grew up singing.

I want people to focus on listening, not the image. And I want to play to everyone: rednecks, dubstep kids, punk rockers, and people who like as-real-as-it-gets country music.

I draw inspiration from anything and everybody and that's what country music is to me... real life stories and real life emotions.

Country Music is great music because it really comes from real life experiences. It is such a great haven for reality.