In the meantime, I was sitting there dazed in the steaming, smoking pile of junk that used to be my VW Beetle…
Read MoreWe used some of my favorite “A-list” musicians – collectively they have performed on CDs by Shania Twain, Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride, Reba McEntyre, Alan Jackson…
Read MoreWell, it's official! I am now a staff songwriter at Sony/ATV Nashville. It's an especially exciting time for this to be happening…
Read MoreRachel Proctor and I co-wrote with Jessica Simpson for the first time today. We had a great time, despite the fact that Rachel had lost her voice and I was hobbling around with a bum knee…
Read MoreHere’s a funny little story about what it’s like to be a professional songwriter…
Read MoreSometimes I laugh while I'm doing it, because it amazes me to think about how much happiness is in my life...
Read More6:59 pm last night...musicians and stage crew were running willy-nilly all over the place...I was fighting my way through the crowd to find my spot on the stage next to Pam Tillis...
Read MoreLately I've been spending a lot of time in my home studio. I affectionately call it "The Rock Room". The name is both symbolic and literal - yes, I do rock pretty hard in there sometimes…
Read More"If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere!" That was me, 24 hours ago, singing to myself at the top of my lungs as I ate the chocolate off my pillow in a posh 45th floor hotel room overlooking Central Park in Manhattan…
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