NASHVILLE, Tenn. (September 28, 2012)--George Strait may be about to park his tour bus for good, but he's still going to record albums and write.

Strait says that for a while he "got lazy" about writing his own material because over the years he's had access to so much good material by other artists.

But, about two or three years ago he says he realized how much he missed writing and how important it was to him.

He credits his son Bubba for inspiring him to re-visit some old songs and the two are also writing new material, "whatever feels good" Strait says.