"I wear the black in honor of the brave, the ones who fought for freedom, from the cradle to the grave."

"I'm not a man of violence, but I'll fight for what's mine."

"I'm just a man who loves his family, loves his God, and loves his music."

"I'm just a man who's trying to make a difference in the world, one song at a time."

"I'm a storyteller. And I try to tell stories that are real, stories that are honest, stories that are true."