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" A lot of my fans, and a lot of country music fans, they still wear boots. "

" As a songwriter, we're looking for a good story, and we're always looking to push the limits. "

" As a songwriter, you always look for guys that you can write good with. Show up, have an idea, knock it out of the park. "

" As a songwriter, you always want to search for something that's right in front of you that you can twist into something new. "

" At 14, I was in my own little classic rock country band. Then, after high school, I started another band called Northern Comfort. That was based out of Chico, Calif. "

" California is one of the most country-est states there is. We're really country. "

" 'Dirt On My Boots' is a very different song. I heard the melody, and I heard the lyrics, and I heard the drive of that song. I totally related. It was kinda me when I was on my bulldozer working for my dad. "

" 'Dirt on My Boots' was pegged as the second single from 'California Sunrise' from the get-go, and we felt like it was just a fun song to go with. "

" For my shows, I don't play too many slow songs. "

" Getting a beginner publishing deal really helped me gain the skills. I just kept writing and writing. You just take everything out of life and turn it into an idea or a melody or a song and find the best writers you can to write with that fit you and know what you want to do. "

" Having two back-to-back No. 1's is unbelievable. "

" 'Head Over Boots' is a shuffle, but it's more of a Motown laid-back shuffle than, say, a Dwight Yoakam shuffle. "

" I always want to have the traditional country soul while meeting the new standards of country music. "

" I always want to just stay humble, and I always want to keep climbing. "

" I can be a traditionalist but also play with Luke Bryan and get the crowd to go crazy. I think that mix is a lot of what has kept me going and kept people fired up about the music. "

" I can play with Florida Georgia Line. We can throw down with people. I think that's what sets me apart. "

" I chose to be this guy. It's who I want to be, and it's always been me - just keepin' it country. "

" I'd like to start a tradition of getting No. 1s - how 'bout that? "

" If you can take a piece of life and put it in a song, it's going to be a good song - especially if it's from the heart. "

" If you get music on a personal level, you are doing something right. It's not just in one ear and out the other. "

" I grew up in rural Dixon, CA, and I've been hunting with my father ever since I was a young boy. He taught me how to hunt and shoot, firearm safety, and have respect for the outdoors. "

" I had a drummer I really wanted to move to Nashville with me, and he's like, 'Naw, I can't go, man.' He never could pull the trigger. It's a big move. You just gotta be diehard - you gotta give it your all, you know. "

" I have a great band of great guys. We're a lot of fun. "

" I just have fun on stage. There's nothing premolded out there. I try to always do something different. "

" I lean traditional, but 'Head Over Boots,' it's pretty country. "

" I like hearing fiddles, steel guitar, acoustics up loud - really rock & roll stuff but with a country sound behind it. That's just who I am. I'm not trying to prove a point; I am just doing what I like. But I don't have any problems with any other artist coming in and doing their own thing. "

" I love coming back around Northern California. "

" I love having those lyrics that at first make you think it's about one thing, but it's really about something so much more. "

" I love performing, and if I didn't love it, I wouldn't be doing it. "

" I love the story of the guy coming to Nashville and then kind of getting set down and told, 'This is how the town works,' which, I've totally been there. But the coolest thing about 'Out of Style' is it's a song within a song. "

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