I've had a LONG, long ROAD with lots of ups and DOWNS. But that's all behind me now.

I do this 'Walker SHAKE.' You got to get knocked down many times, shake it off. LIFE is about UPS and downs, and you got to KEEP standing up.

I can HANDLE UPS and DOWNS.

I think that as you GET older, you mellow out a lot more. Having been through the ups and downs in LIFE, I feel more QUALIFIED to play the blues.

I do know that country music is driven by the SONGS. I think there's probably a CORE of what the MATERIAL is about, which is family and LOVE and the UPS and downs of life, and I think that resonates with people.

I WANT to be around for a long time. I want this to be a career. I want to sing like Tony Bennett. I want to be an old man and I want to GO through all the UPS and DOWNS and I wanna still LOVE what I do.

I've had LOTS of ups and downs. I've had SITUATIONS where I've gone against the rules, and I've LOST everything.

I THINK Michigan KEEPS you sane and on an even keel through the ups and DOWNS. In Michigan, I do fireworks, shovel snow and live LIFE.

I've seen my own KIDS GO through their own UPS and downs, and as a mother, you want to MAKE it better.

But you know, we have a very NORMAL FAMILY. We've had our UPS and DOWNS. You know, we've had our issues, but we've had great cause for CELEBRATION.