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" 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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" 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. "

" 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?' "

" The more successful we get, the more opportunities come our way. "

" Honestly, with pop and rock and things, artists are from all over the place, so they're kind of isolated. The city of Nashville helps create the camaraderie. Everyone moves there for the same reason. "

" You definitely want your own fans, but you also want the support of your peers and the people you work with. "

" We definitely wanted to show we're a band that can be around, and we have something to say other than the lighter, 'pickup line' sort of songs. "

" It's easy to get squashed down in this business, for sure. Nashville can definitely train you to not get too excited. "

" The first time we went to the ACMs, no one really knew who we were. "

" We love writing hit songs. That thrills us. "

" We don't ever want to be this political band. We're just a bunch of dudes. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It really wasn't until I realized that country music had a whole underworld of songwriters that I dug into it. "

" I love art in general - architecture, anything creative. "

" It's very rewarding to know that people respect what you do. "

" 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. "

" We don't want to be the standard thing. We're more interested in having people hate us than glaze over us. We'd rather have a reaction than be in the middle. "

" There are albums that I listen to religiously just because I'm such a big fan: any Bruce Springsteen album, or old George Strait albums because the songwriting's so strong. "

" 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. "

" There's no such thing as a broken heart, and there's no such thing as a Sasquatch. "

" 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. "

" When people want to be associated with us, in the end, that's going to help us gain more fans. "

" It's pretty cool to see, like, from town to town, how different the crowds are. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm a huge Lionel Richie fan, and sometimes we actually listen to Lionel Richie on the bus. "

" 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. "

" This goes for our songwriting as well as our success as a band - the minute we stopped chasing what we thought people wanted to hear and started writing things that moved us, that's when people started paying attention. "

" 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. "

" Fashion is a way to separate yourself - to make a statement about who you are and that you're different. "