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" I definitely wear a lot of Tom Ford jackets on stage. "
Matthew Ramsey
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" When we come on the radio, people will go, 'That's Old Dominion,' 'cause it's a sound that can only be made by whatever the five of us make together. "
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" There's something about the West Coast. The air is lighter. The vibe is chill. "
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Vibe
Chill
" It's fun to dress up and look good. And it's fun to try on clothes and wear a different jacket every night. It also helps you on stage to feel like you belong there. "
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" 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. "
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Band
" We love writing hit songs. That thrills us. "
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Hit
Writing
Us
" That's the challenge as a songwriter is that there's only so many things people want to hear about, and relationships is just one of those things. "
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Challenge
Relationships
Want
" Everyone wants the same thing in this band, so we definitely respect each other. I mean, all of us have had hit songs, so it's a band full of people who really know what they're talking about, so you have to respect that even when you think something you have might be great, and they go, 'Man, it's not as great as you think it is.' "
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Man
People
Great
" 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. "
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Artist
You
Build
" You definitely want your own fans, but you also want the support of your peers and the people you work with. "
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Work
Support
Want
" Work hard at doing what you feel is right. Don't be scared! "
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Feel
You
Work Hard
" 'Still Writing Songs About You' - that one hits me every time. For some reason, I really feel that song every time we play it. I just love the sound of it, and I feel like everybody probably has that person that they never fully forget or never can get past. "
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Song
Time
Love
" It's pretty cool to see, like, from town to town, how different the crowds are. "
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Like
Town
See
" I can't imagine being a girl out there on the road. We can throw a hat on and stink. Girls have to do their hair. "
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Hair
Imagine
Out
" We never really dreamed of being a band until it just naturally happened. All of a sudden, we were like, 'Maybe we should take this kind of seriously, because people seem to like it.' "
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Kind
People
Seriously
" 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. "
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Great
Band
End
" When we write songs, we don't ever sit down to write an Old Dominion song. We just sit down to write the best song we possibly can. "
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Write
Best
Down
" 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. "
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Now
Night
Family
" The writing process for us is different with every song. Sometimes they come from our lives, or someone else we know may be going through something that we choose to write about. "
Matthew Ramsey
Song
Choose
Know
" 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
" SiriusXM has been an unbelievable way for us to share music. Songs move a lot faster there than they do on terrestrial, so hopefully we can continue to partner with satellite radio as a way to share as much music as possible with our fans. "
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Us
Way
Radio
" 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. "
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Music
Important
Think
" 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. "
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Trying
College
Truth Is
" 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. "
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Our
Music
Know
" 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. "
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Important
People
Music
" 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. "
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Band
Writing
Us
" Sometimes you can gauge the excitement of the rest of the band. If I'm bringing a song in and they're excited, then I'll hold on to that one. But there are times where it's like, 'Eh, I don't really like that one,' and we have to send that one on. "
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Sometimes
You
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" 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?' "
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Sometimes
You
Go
" Fashion is a way to separate yourself - to make a statement about who you are and that you're different. "
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You
Way
Fashion
" In a certain sense, every time you sit down to write a song, there's a fear that you've forgotten how to do it. "
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Down
Time
Song
" Our sound is different because it's who we are as a band. "
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Different
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Who