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And when I perform on my own tour, I have to talk myself into going out on that stage every single night.

I'm basically always on tour.

I really don't work a whole lot as far as touring, but I do stand-up every night of my life, no matter where I am.

When I'm on tour, I'm in a new city every single night, and the energy and the crowds and the kids and the screaming and them knowing every single word of my music and being onstage is such an energetic feeling with a big payoff.

I try to be careful not to do single concerts where I fly out, do my show, turn around and go home.

I'm going to go out on tour when I feel like going on tour.

I'm in this really cool place in my career, where the stage I'm on that night, whether it's the Paisley tour, the CMT tour, or a bar with 10 people in it, it is the most important show I've ever played in my life. I go to the ends of my imagination to do something that's unforgettable every night.

I've gotten to go to the Opry a couple of times and stand backstage and watch. But I made it a point not to take a tour or stand in the circle until music took me there. I told myself that was one place I'd never go unless music took me there.

I basically say I'm on tour all the time, because one tour goes into the next.

I like touring extensively because I think the more hours you spend onstage, the more you know who you are onstage.