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" For me, 'I Can't Make You Love Me' is one of the most brilliantly-written songs ever. "
Matthew Ramsey
Love Me
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Me
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" It's very rewarding to know that people respect what you do. "
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Know
People
" The truth is, that's what we moved to Nashville to do - to learn how to write hit songs. We weren't necessarily trying to get on college radio. We're trying for mass appeal. "
Matthew Ramsey
Trying
College
Truth Is
" There's no such thing as a broken heart, and there's no such thing as a Sasquatch. "
Matthew Ramsey
Thing
Broken Heart
Broken
" I think that's the great thing for us - we're a band full of songwriters, and we're capable of writing all kinds of songs. "
Matthew Ramsey
Band
Writing
Us
" There's no shame in being a support act for anyone. It's been extremely beneficial for us to be allowed onstage for any of the artists we've toured with, and we've gotten some big exposure from them sharing their crowds with us in the past. "
Matthew Ramsey
Big
Us
Support
" I get excited about a crowd that likes our kind of music. "
Matthew Ramsey
Likes
Get
Excited
" We wanted to make a living, but success was creating a song that we enjoyed playing. Quite honestly, that is still a measure of success for us. "
Matthew Ramsey
Creating
Measure
Song
" When people want to be associated with us, in the end, that's going to help us gain more fans. "
Matthew Ramsey
Help
Fans
More
" It's a huge deal for us to have our own headlining tour and our name on the ticket. "
Matthew Ramsey
Us
Own
Ticket
" It's pretty cool to see, like, from town to town, how different the crowds are. "
Matthew Ramsey
Like
Town
See
" There's something about the West Coast. The air is lighter. The vibe is chill. "
Matthew Ramsey
Air
Vibe
Chill
" The most important thing I can say is to make music that moves you. Don't try and chase what's on the radio or what you think people want to hear. "
Matthew Ramsey
Important
People
Music
" In the end, yes, I'm the singer of Old Dominion, but we're a band of great singers and great musicians, and we just respect each other so much. "
Matthew Ramsey
Great
Band
End
" As writers, you spend so long trying to build your cred as a writer, and then everything comes together at the same time: your artist career happens when your songwriter career is, too. "
Matthew Ramsey
Artist
You
Build
" There are albums that I listen to religiously just because I'm such a big fan: any Bruce Springsteen album, or old George Strait albums because the songwriting's so strong. "
Matthew Ramsey
Listen
Strong
Old
" We don't take ourselves too seriously. We're just friends that like to goof off. "
Matthew Ramsey
Like
Just
Friends
" There's a lot of people out there - like, a lot of people out there - that wouldn't know our music if it wasn't for Spotify. "
Matthew Ramsey
Our
Music
Know
" It really wasn't until I realized that country music had a whole underworld of songwriters that I dug into it. "
Matthew Ramsey
Music
Country
Country Music
" The first time we went to the ACMs, no one really knew who we were. "
Matthew Ramsey
Time
Who
First
" I definitely wear a lot of Tom Ford jackets on stage. "
Matthew Ramsey
Wear
Tom
Lot
" Working with a company like LIDS just makes sense for us. Every night, we play a song we wrote that has now become a hit and was inspired by seeing so many of our fans wearing Snapbacks. Our fans are LIDS customers, and we are excited to partner up and bring them into the Old Dominion family. "
Matthew Ramsey
Now
Night
Family
" The more successful we get, the more opportunities come our way. "
Matthew Ramsey
Way
Opportunities
More
" Personally, my favorite 'meat' song is 'We Got It Right.' As soon as it comes on, it transports me to a different place. And I'm really proud of our performance in the studio on that one. "
Matthew Ramsey
Me
Performance
Place
" You definitely want your own fans, but you also want the support of your peers and the people you work with. "
Matthew Ramsey
Work
Support
Want
" I think that's one of the hardest parts as an artist, and creating a career, is the song is what is gonna lead you there. So it's hard to find great songs. "
Matthew Ramsey
Think
You
Artist
" We take what we do seriously, but we don't take ourselves too seriously, and I think that kind of helps us stay focused on what's important - and that is the music, our fans, and our families. "
Matthew Ramsey
Music
Important
Think
" Sometimes when you're writing a song, it's work, and you really have to make sure you're kind of pounding out every little piece of it. And then sometimes you write a song, and you turn around and you go, 'How did we do that?' "
Matthew Ramsey
Sometimes
You
Go
" I think it's natural for people to see a band and imagine themselves as part of that. That's what I grew up fantasizing about, looking at posters of bands on my wall. There is an allure to a band. "
Matthew Ramsey
Wall
Think
See
" When you go out for the night with your buddies, it feels like you're in a band, and I think everybody can relate to that. "
Matthew Ramsey
Like
Go
Band
" It's easy to get squashed down in this business, for sure. Nashville can definitely train you to not get too excited. "
Matthew Ramsey
Easy
Business
Down