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

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I firmly believe if you start something, you should finish it. "

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

" 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. "

" When I try to be funny, it always makes me more nervous that I'm trying too hard, and then my brain that already thinks too much jumps into hyper drive, and I light-speed start talking 'Star Trek' to someone who's talking 'Star Wars.' Anyway, it doesn't work out usually when I 'try' to be funny. "

" Songwriting is a big deal to me. "

" 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. "

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

" We try not to think that our listeners are one-track-minded people with the music they listen to. "

" If you never give up and you strive hard and focus on every move like a chess game, you will make it. I believe that wholeheartedly. "

" I learned real fast that you need to have a plan of action when changing diapers, or it can get dicey fast. "

" I like music that not only has a pop melody to it but is also deeply about something. "

" Stylistically, we do so many different things. "

" 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. "

" Carlos Sosa, the saxophone player for Zac Brown Band, and I worked up two songs for 'When You're Feeling Sick.' They were a blast to work on. The songs are real upbeat and silly. "

" We pride ourselves on being great songwriters. "

" 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. "

" I got into writing short stories and blogs while on the road. "

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

" 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 always been the type of person that thinks, 'If someone else can do it, so can I.' "

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

" I was raised on nothing but love and support. "

" 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. "

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

" My goal for children's books is to have them become tableside or bedside classics. To me, it would be awesome to write a book that every kid would end up reading at some point in their life because influencing kids in a positive way at such a young age is really cool. "

" 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. "