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" I can't think of anything more important than a kid being sick and making them laugh and making that whole experience a little easier. "

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" Stylistically, we do so many different things. "

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

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

" I'm just grateful. I'm grateful for my family, my wife, and our health. I'm grateful to be in a band of brothers that I love so, so, so much. I'm grateful that this magical combination of dudes makes music that people like and moves them. "

" 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. "

" I've really learned a lot from Zac Brown over the years. He is someone that I consider to be one of my best friends, and besides my parents, he has taught me more than anyone else. Zac is, by nature, a giving and understanding person. "

" The coolest thing for me to do was listen to Pearl Jam's 'Ten,' Nirvana's 'Nevermind,' or Soundgarden and play along to it and think about how awesome it would be to be in one of those bands and be up on stage. When I'd close my eyes at 13 and dream of being in Pearl Jam or one of those bands, it was exactly like how it is now with the band I'm in. "

" Duane Allman might be my favorite guitar player ever. I'd say I'm influenced by the Allman Brothers more than any other band. When I taught guitar lessons for a living, the students that were interested in soloing had to learn the intro to 'It's Not My Cross to Bear' first thing. "

" I don't usually suggest going into something you cannot do, but sometimes you gotta jump in and land on your feet. "

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

" Pearl Jam's 'Alive' is the reason I started to play music. "

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

" 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. "

" One of my favorite guitar players and musicians is a guy named Jimmy Herring. "

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

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" I've never been much to believe that my Creator will judge me or anyone at their final days. I don't really know if I believe in going to Heaven or Hell. "

" We can be whatever we want to be. We can be a country band if we need to be. We can be a rock band if we need to be. "

" The recipe to our success is that you have a bunch of different guys who listen to a lot of different music. "

" We pride ourselves on being great songwriters. "

" I can play in front of 30,000 people at Fenway and not be nervous at all. But I get really nervous in front of kids. "

" 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. "

" It's so hard to listen to an album you created and without remembering where you were when you wrote it or referencing the the recording experience. "

" Life is short, so there is no reason why you shouldn't live it to the fullest expression of yourself. "

" 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. "

" I never thought we were a country band in the first place. I think we've gotten ourselves into a place where we don't underestimate our listeners and what potential there is for the music they've heard all their lives. "

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

" My father is a very skilled carpenter. He can do just about anything with his hands. He is very artistic with his carpentry. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I've tried very hard to stay grounded with my family, my ol' buddies, nature, music, and creativity. "