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"As a little kid I had a girlfriend, and her boyfriend used to beat me up, so then I used to sing these songs, and that's what it's all about. Country music is all about your heart and your people and things like that."
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"Music is the primordial language of life. That is why we love it so much. Actually every animal can hear and understand music better than we do."
"If I had the choice, I would sing only love songs."
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