Rock spoke to the New York Times about the inspiration behind the title track from his new album First Kiss, a song romanticizing those adolescent years when the world was still at your feet:

"I'm always complaining about where rock music has gone, with this new metal feel. You can hear the kick and the snare and everything shaved perfectly. But that classic feel of good blues-based rock and roll - we dig for inspiration by listening to music, and then we go, 'Let's write one.' We know how to write songs. I've been doing this long enough."

Kid Rock is a huge fan of Hank Williams Jr., and over the years the two have become great friends. Here ' s what Williams had to say about Rock in an interview with MLive:

"Well, Bobby and I are really close. He and his family are just like family to me. It all started years ago when my manager Merle Kilgore got a call about Bobby coming to one of our shows. When we met on the bus, I was shocked at how many songs of mine that he knew. Then we ended up doing a 'CMT Crossroads' special and our friendship became stronger and stronger. We now both own several hundred acres across the road from each other in Alabama, and we both have places down in Florida."

With his $20 ticket tour Kid Rock has proved that you don ' t have to charge outrageous ticket prices in order to make a profit. In an interview with Fox News Rock explains how it is that he ' s still able to make money without charging the promoter up front: