Dierks Bentley

My dad and grandpa were in the army and as a country singer you're constantly playing at military bases all across the country and meeting soldiers and their families and hearing their stories.

I'm a huge fan of Billy Idol. I spiked my hair every day like him in 7th and 8th grade.

That's what I love about Nashville and the music community - seeing kids around acoustic music and bluegrass picking parties is the best.

I've done gospel songs on every album.

When you're a songwriter and you click with someone, you tend to want to keep writing with that person.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.