There's something about the soul of a country that is somehow connected to the head of state.
Earth's biggest country 's gut her soul, An' risen up earth's greatest nation.
I started to write a lot of ballads that were sultry and had a Norah Jones-for-country kind of feel. I wanted to bring elements of old soul music and old country music.
A lot of my music is very roots-oriented, and that's country and soul. I've been in every roadhouse in the South, soaking in all of that... Nashville is like a second home to me, and I'm just gravitating toward the songs.
George Jones is country soul. Once this kind of music sits in you and you take it all, it reaches down into your soul. George Jones to me was one of the most soulful singers of any genre. That drew me to his music. He knew how to present a song without really thinking about it.
At the end of the day, I remain a country boy inside.
The trees encountered on a country stroll Reveal a lot about that country's soul ... A culture is no better than its woods.
The core of me is country. It's what I love. It's what I write. Even when I sing pop stuff, I'm still singing it 'countrily.'
Old Hank would be proud, and Elvis would too, cause we like our country mixed with some big city blues.
I always want to have the traditional country soul while meeting the new standards of country music.
