 When you got on the bus after you graduated from high school and went to Nashville, you went there to be a singer, not just a songwriter. No, I went to be a star. Nashville didn't see it at first. But I never gave up. I just kept going. Why didn't you give up? Well, because giving up ain't in me. I never once thought about it. I told my mom and dad when I left that I wouldn't be home until I had something to show for it.