Jim Casey talks with Scotty McCreery about:

• getting up early and staying up late
• scoring his first No. 1 single, “Five More Minutes”
• keeping a positive outlook despite some career setbacks
• releasing his new album, Seasons Change, on March 16
• the apropos title of the new album
• picking his new single, “This Is It, which he penned with Frank Rogers and David Lee Murphy about his fiancée, Gabi Dugal
• planning his upcoming wedding
• the personal aspect of co-writing all 11 songs on the new album
• the most un-Scotty song on the new album, “Barefootin’”
• growing up around “beach music”
• hitting the road this spring and summer

Participants:

• Scotty McCreery
• Jim Casey, NCD editor in chief