“In the music business, especially the country music business, every 10 years or so you're going to have this changing of the guard, this wave of new artists that comes in.”
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I don't think I really have any wisdom. Stay out of trouble. Good luck. Stay away from women because they will burn you, haha.
Macon has such a rich musical history - and the state of Georgia, as well.
If you say, 'I'm going to cut this song because I know the teenagers are going to love it, ' well, then you're going to alienate everybody else. When I cut my record, I'm just going to cut the things that I like, and whoever likes it, likes it. That's too much work to try to figure out the demographic. That's too much like a business.
The 'Night Train' has already been a crazy ride for me. We flew around making TV appearances and stadium announcements all over the country, fueled by little more than coffee and adrenaline... so many fans jumped on board with us, and I couldn't be more thankful.