I think it's the way I talk. I think they thought I was too country. And I'm not ashamed of that by any means.
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When I'd tell people I like country music they'd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country.
You see a lot of people out there that say they're country, and they do their little things that are stereotypical country things, but being country is a way of life.
There were a lot of heads turning when people found out I was doing music and when they found out it was country, they were like, 'What?'
I grew up as a country boy.
I'm not ashamed of being American; I'm very proud.
If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.
It's not about me. It's about not having to be ashamed.
I'm neither embarrassed of who I am, where I come from, what I've experienced, I'm not ashamed of it.
I felt ashamed of being different and ashamed of feeling that way.
I've never had a problem with people expressing themselves. It's one thing great about our country.
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