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" I like hearing fiddles, steel guitar, acoustics up loud - really rock & roll stuff but with a country sound behind it. That's just who I am. I'm not trying to prove a point; I am just doing what I like. But I don't have any problems with any other artist coming in and doing their own thing. "

Jon Pardi

Guitar

I Am

Rock

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Jon Pardi

Sound

Country

" I'm writing songs that I want to sing. "

" My music is my No. 1, and I've got people who believe in me and keep me going. I'm thankful. "

Jon Pardi

People

Thankful

" Take everything you can from what people say. Keep going and stick to your instincts. And what your soul tells you to do, use that. "

" There's so many great people in Country Radio, and I appreciate all the support they've given me. "

Jon Pardi

People

Great

" For my shows, I don't play too many slow songs. "

" I lean traditional, but 'Head Over Boots,' it's pretty country. "

" I always want to have the traditional country soul while meeting the new standards of country music. "

" We're boot-friendly here. "

Jon Pardi

Here

" I'm moving forward and getting new fans at every show. "

" As a songwriter, we're looking for a good story, and we're always looking to push the limits. "

" My grandmother loved country music, and she's the one who really got me into country music. She had George Strait tapes, a bunch of them. I remember listening to tapes, taking them out, the covers and the back. "

" You gotta do both. You've got to be on those big tours, and you've got to be in the clubs. "

" I'm just thankful I'm surrounded by good people. "

" 'Swagger' would be the word for 'Dirt On My Boots.' With the real funky drum loop and the ganjo rolling down, and then the fiddles and the guitar and steel, it really took an old school style where it's fiddle, steel, guitar, and mixed it with a drum loop. "

" I'm a guy who doesn't know the name of the chord, but I know that it sounds good. "

" 'Dirt on My Boots' was pegged as the second single from 'California Sunrise' from the get-go, and we felt like it was just a fun song to go with. "

" I love having those lyrics that at first make you think it's about one thing, but it's really about something so much more. "

" Getting a beginner publishing deal really helped me gain the skills. I just kept writing and writing. You just take everything out of life and turn it into an idea or a melody or a song and find the best writers you can to write with that fit you and know what you want to do. "

Jon Pardi

Life

Writing

" I just have fun on stage. There's nothing premolded out there. I try to always do something different. "

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" You gotta have a good beat to survive in modern country in general. Everyone wants to feel good, laugh, dance, and cry. But at the same time, they all want it to sound happy. "