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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Coy Bowles

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You

Creative

" 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 taught guitar lessons for a long time for a living before I got on the road. I really enjoyed hanging out with kids, talking about music with them, and trying to influence them in a positive way. "

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

" 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 try as hard as I can to push myself. I try to create as much as I can. I try to grow on a daily basis. "

" I basically am the only musician in my family. My aunt plays a little piano, but that's about it. My dad's mother painted and was actually good at it. I do not come from a long line of musicians, though. "

" 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. "

" My mother is very good at sewing and makes wonderful quilts. "

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

" 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

Cool

Radio

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

" 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. "

" Sometimes I have a little social anxiety, and meeting people can be a challenge for me. "

Coy Bowles

Challenge

Meeting

" 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. "

Coy Bowles

Best

Friends

" Songwriting is a big deal to me. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" My mom used to cut out articles from the 'Atlanta Journal Constitution' when I was in high school. She would either give them to me to read or she would post them on the fridge. These articles would usually be stories of someone inventing something, breaking records, or achieving some kind of success. "

Coy Bowles

Success

School

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

" We are all big Motown fans. "

" 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. "

" I'm so grateful to have been raised on love and to be so in love with my wife. "

" It's kind of a Catch-22. The more successful you get, the less normal you get. "

" God Bless my mother and father for all the hard work they've done for our family. "

" 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. "

" I love coming back home and seeing old friends and family. I would say it keeps me grounded. "

" Stylistically, we do so many different things. "