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" 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. "
Jon Pardi
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" What I can feel the most and what I can remember the most are the melodies I want to write to. "
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" I just have fun on stage. There's nothing premolded out there. I try to always do something different. "
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" '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. "
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" 'Head Over Boots' is a shuffle, but it's more of a Motown laid-back shuffle than, say, a Dwight Yoakam shuffle. "
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" People out west love country music. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Having two back-to-back No. 1's is unbelievable. "
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" We travel so much as touring musicians and artists that sometimes, when you hear a great song that you really think could be on your project, you go ahead and record it instead of try to write it. "
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" A lot of my fans, and a lot of country music fans, they still wear boots. "
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" I always want to have the traditional country soul while meeting the new standards of country music. "
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" It's always a good feeling to be recognized for something. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I'd like to start a tradition of getting No. 1s - how 'bout that? "
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" I chose to be this guy. It's who I want to be, and it's always been me - just keepin' it country. "
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" I'm just thankful I'm surrounded by good people. "
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" You've got these guys that have this fresh, street, hip-hop country that sells a zillion. Keep doing that. I'll keep doing my stuff. We'll see how it goes. "
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" I always want to just stay humble, and I always want to keep climbing. "
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" There's been a lot of wedding songs and proposals. It's cool because when they play it at weddings so, it means a lot to them. That's a big deal. They're always going to remember 'Head Over Boots' as played at their wedding. "
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" My California sunrise, there's a real mist in the air. I think of the mountains. You can smell the farm fields. You can smell the dirt and the lights and the whole sun. "
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