"I'm not a politician. I'm a singer. But I believe in speaking out for what's right."

"The message of my music is hope. It's about redemption. It's about second chances."

"I've been shot, stabbed, run over, and left for dead. But I'm still here. I'm still standing. And I'm still singing."

"I'm not a rock star. I'm a country singer. And I'm proud of it."

"I wear black for the poor and the beaten down, Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town, I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid his debt, But is still considered a criminal by society yet. I …"