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As a country singer, there is only one place you dream of playing in your lifetime, and that is the Grand Ole Opry House.

What I loved about country music when I was a kid was the Grand Ole Opry, was 'Hee Haw,' was 360 degrees of entertainment.

There's so many great things that happened at the Grand Ole Opry in 50 years. You get the chance to go out and visit with your peers. You get a chance to sing your song and say hello to so many friends and neighbors and all that you have. It's just - well, it's a second home.

Country music is always changing but the Opry is always there to serve as a lighthouse for what country music really is. The past, present and future is all encompassed by not only the physical structure of the building but also the radio show.

It means so much being a part of country music and the Opry.

When you go to the Opry for a show or hear it on the radio, you get the whole circle of country music.

I'm definitely a pop artist at heart.

I have this massive love for the whole culture of pop music. It's my fascination, my ongoing passion.

I take a lot of pride in my songs.

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.