I don't think there's anything wrong with singing a song and having fun with it.
In my mind, as long as I did what was right for me, I was cool. But that's not the way it works. You have to think about other people and take their feelings into account.
There's been a lot of really cool stuff that's happened to me throughout my career, and I remember everything, but I don't think I savored every moment of it like I should have or like I do now.
I think the Lord gives us everything we can handle, nothing more.
I think it is a huge honor to get to go play for the troops who have been working their tails off for several years, some with several tours under their belt.
I've certainly had to bite my tongue on occasion and live to fight another day, so to speak, on certain things. But when you're new and fresh, you come out and think, 'I don't want to screw my chance up, so I'll go along with what everybody else does.'
I think every artist would love to just please themselves musically all day long.
I think it's a natural fit, major league baseball and country music.