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" As crazy as it sounds, my generation is very lazy. "

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" I just love writing songs and singing them. People seem to enjoy them, and that's all you can really ask for. I didn't get into it to try to be a celebrity or whatever. "

" I think there's kind of a comfortability with me onstage - and I think my cool factor is not having one. I'm not extra cool or extra different. "

" I think the crowds in Europe are songwriter crowds. Like, they are a fan of the words, and they're there to listen. An American crowd, they're there to get rowdy, man. And I love both. "

" When I picked up guitar, it wasn't like, 'OK, I'm going to be Kenny Chesney.' It was like, 'I want to play a chord,' and then it was like, 'I want to play another one, then play a song, then sing while playing the song.' "

" Anytime that me and the guys go out on the road, it's fun to step away from the craziness of what it is we do. I just enjoy that time being outside with my buddies. "

" Both of my grandfathers were in the service. It's one of those things that you can't be thankful enough for. "

" I've played for a lot of tough crowds. "

" I don't want to put myself in any kind of a box as far as my sound goes, because being an artist is fluid. If you look at a painter's work, a lot of times, it's similar in style, but other times - over even a year's period - it can change so much. I'm just going with the flow. "

" Write what you want to write, write what people want to hear, and write about what they're going through, because if you could connect with the people who are listening to your music and coming to your concerts and coming to your meet and greets, then you're doing your job well. "

" I'm an honest dude, not trying to be anything other than who I am. "

" I've been singing my entire life. The guitar came to me later on down the road. "

" It's been cool to watch the fans who've kind of always been there for me. That's just a special feeling every night: to go out and know that there is people that are proud, not just to be at the show but proud to be your fan, and they're invested in what you're doing. "

" Comfort is key for me. I'm a bigger guy, so whatever fits is nice, too. "

" I didn't even know what a tour manager was, but I was the tour manager, booking agent, all that stuff for almost two years without knowing it. I wasn't overwhelmed, because I enjoyed doing it. "

" There's an authenticity in just being who you are and not having an act about it or wear clothes you normally wouldn't wear. I'm just comfortable in my own skin. "

" Sometimes, you sit down to write a song, you don't realize what it's going to mean to somebody other than yourself. "

" It's a good pair of jeans and a pair of boots that are comfortable and a T-shirt; that's as far as I go. Getting wild with it might be a nice jacket, but I'm not a high-fashion guy for sure. "

" I'm a horrendous golfer, though I do enjoy it. "

" It's awesome to have friends among the country music community that you know are looking out for you and that you are excited to get to see on the road. "

" I think I never had this grandiose dream of being any country music star. I just slowly progressed into that's what I'm doing. "

" I knew I was a good singer - I've been singing my whole life, so I was comfortable enough with that - I felt like I could compensate with not being great on guitar. "

" I've always been a super regular guy. "

" I've always been a 'small goals' kind of guy. "

" I didn't know how to play guitar until I was 21, but from the moment I was good enough on guitar to even put one song together, I kind of billed myself as an artist. "

" I do gravitate towards the sad songs because I find them to be more of a challenge for me from a writing perspective. There are things about those songs that do touch people in a way that a fun song can't. "

" I really enjoy the shopping and going out and getting stuff for other people. I could really give a damn about getting gifts for myself, but I really enjoy giving gifts. "

" I think that was kind of always my goal: get people to come back and see a show twice and then see it a third time. And now I've got people who have been to 30, 40 shows. "

" I could play a gig on the moon and not be nervous about it. "

" My tour manager, I met him at Boot Barn. He was selling me a pair of boots... and he said, 'I moved to Nashville to be a tour manager, and I need work right now,' and I said, 'Man, I don't even have a tour manager. So you can tour-manage me.' "

" I drove to Nashville a few times, met with some people and hung out, went to the Opry, and that kind of stuff. I made the decision - you've got to be present to win, so I packed it up and moved out here, and it's been great. It's been the best decision I ever made. "