 After so many changes, I realized I'd better cling to my own family and to what I've got right here. |
| I'm a real Suzy Homemaker. |
| I played in the percussion section 4th grade through high school - snare and timpani mostly. |
| I think somewhere in the back of my mind I've always wanted to make a whole swing album. |
| I've always seen myself as sort of this funky, eclectic artist. |
| A small venue is so much more intimate and loose. You can actually be more spontaneous, I feel. |
| It's like Willie Nelson. You're an artist and you have different styles inside of you. |
| I've written more songs for this record than I ever have in the past so I'm trying to give it a lot of special attention to be sure my ideas really get translated right. |
| For some reason, the concept of writing with swing chords was intimidating. |
| My mother was really into big band. It was played in the house all the time. |
| I've always loved to sing. |
| Aledo will always be home to me because I spent the first 27 years of my life there - it's such a special place - and because of the experiences I had there, I've become the person I am today. |
| Meeting Chet was a life changing moment for me. |
| I love decorating my home. I'm a gardener too, so that's usually something I have to play catch up with. |
| After I found April Barrows, I felt I had found a soul mate. Her stuff is exactly what I was looking for. |
| One of the things that I think is such a constant in country music is that the song is so much a story. I believe it is supposed to be based around a story. |
| Country has been a wonderful outlet for me. |
| The large venue gives me the thrill that comes from the power in numbers. |
| I've been playing swing chords for a long time. |
| My first solo was in church when I was five. |
