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" Carlos Sosa, the saxophone player for Zac Brown Band, and I worked up two songs for 'When You're Feeling Sick.' They were a blast to work on. The songs are real upbeat and silly. "

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" I'm grateful for being able to explore different avenues of my writing, whether it be music or stories, and it have an audience. "

Coy Bowles

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" It's always hard for me to put the pieces together when listening to a finished album that I was a part of writing and playing. There are so many memories wrapped up in each note and each song that it's hard not to constantly flash back to what made that musical event happen while listening. "

" I firmly believe if you start something, you should finish it. "

" We never think about how many awards we've won. We just want to make the best music we can. "

" You're part of the problem or the solution. Solution means, in my opinion, to be taking extra time and energy in trying to give back to the world. "

" If they keep playing us on country radio and we get to keep doing cool stuff like playing with Willie Nelson, that's great. "

Coy Bowles

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Radio

" My dad has seen and done a lot. He comes from the hippie era where music and living life to the fullest is more important than stability and playing by the rules. "

" Songwriting is a big deal to me. "

" There is an idea that at some point in your career, you 'make it.' I understand the theory of 'making it.' I don't exactly think that it's the best way to look at it. "

" You think you have the most amazing life by having your dreams come true as a musician and marrying the woman of your dreams. But then you add a lil' baby girl... to the mix, and it's like you've never really lived and loved until she was here. "

" My goal for children's books is to have them become tableside or bedside classics. To me, it would be awesome to write a book that every kid would end up reading at some point in their life because influencing kids in a positive way at such a young age is really cool. "

" I grew up as an only child, so inherently, most of my life was centered around me. My parents taught me to play well with others and to share my toys, but I was still an only child who didn't have to share my parent's attention with siblings. As great as my childhood was, I always wanted brothers and sisters. "

" You can be as creative as you want to and build all these cool projects, but ultimately, if they're not successful and you don't have the business structure in place, everything will flop. "

" I try to cross as many genres as possible with the same attitude. I want every song to be very clear. "

" My dad is basically my best friend. I'm that dude's spitting image and couldn't be more proud of that. They just don't come any better than my dad. "

" The 'Will Powers' story is like my life to a certain degree. "

" When I try to be funny, it always makes me more nervous that I'm trying too hard, and then my brain that already thinks too much jumps into hyper drive, and I light-speed start talking 'Star Trek' to someone who's talking 'Star Wars.' Anyway, it doesn't work out usually when I 'try' to be funny. "

Coy Bowles

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" Whether there's 100 people or 100,000, we bring our 'A' game every single time. We're full-speed on stage. We kick the audience's butt. "

" If you feel like you have no other option in life but to follow your musical path, then do it. If you are talented and focus all your energy on becoming better and furthering your career and never give up, something will happen. I'm not sure what will happen, but it is guaranteed that you will do more than if you didn't do all that. "

" I made a promise to be as creative as I could, even outside of music. "

" Once you start getting into giving back, it gets addictive. "

" I grew up in a really small town in Georgia, so the idea of knowing people who are actors or who are just involved in the Hollywood and movie scenes, that's far beyond anything I ever thought would happen in my life. "

" Just to be part of the history of the Hollywood Bowl - so many people have played there; at least, all of my heroes have. "

" I got into writing short stories and blogs while on the road. "

" I live a life of creating, sharing music with wonderful musicians that I love like family, and spreading a message through music that life is yours to live wide open, and do it your way with love. "

" The tour is like our bread and butter. You don't really get to experience the band unless you see us live. "

" We are all big Motown fans. "

" I believe 99% of success is never giving up. "

Coy Bowles

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" I like music that not only has a pop melody to it but is also deeply about something. "

" Writing children's books all started out as a way for me to give back and make a difference. "