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" I was addicted to playing music. "
Hunter Hayes
Playing
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Addicted
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" I love driving. I've been obsessed with driving something since I was a kid. "
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" I am a huge, huge Ronnie Milsap fan. I have been for a long time. "
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" I'm naturally shy, so the social media thing is new to me. I haven't really figured out how my voice sounds on social media, you know? I don't want to tweet everyday just for the sake of tweeting. I want to make sure whatever I do there is honest. Social media can very quickly get fake, and I don't want to be that guy. "
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" I started writing when I was around 6. I say 'writing,' but it was really just making up stuff! I started writing and doing my own thing. I didn't really know what a demo was or anything like that, so I started getting interested in studio gear and started learning about one instrument at a time. My first instrument was an accordion. "
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" As a new artist - I don't care who you talk to - I think everyone would agree, it's hard to get your expectations right. "
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" Robert Duvall saw me playing at a restaurant in Louisiana and invited me to be an extra in his movie 'The Apostle.' He gave me a guitar for my sixth birthday, and I thought that was the coolest thing in the world. "
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" I don't even have a type, I don't think. My type is just whoever can get along with me. "
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" My first instrument was an accordion. Growing up in Louisiana, my grandmother gave me an accordion because of our Cajun heritage. "
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" I like driving around town and listening to new records. "
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" Anytime I can go fly for a few hours, I go. It's stressful and stress-relieving at the same time. "
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" When I was in high school, I had binders with pictures of tour buses. "
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" My dad said 'When you love what you do, you never work a day in your life,' and I agree with that. "
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" I truly believe that when you've found the one you're searching for, you become a better version of yourself. You're better for it. "
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" There's a lot of people I'd like to write with, like Keith Urban or even as far out as Stevie Wonder. "
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" Growing up in Louisiana, my grandmother gave me an accordion because of our Cajun heritage. What ended up happening was I started learning about more instruments, so I just kind of went that route. Music's really all I've ever done. "
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" My favorite song depends on the day, what I'm going through, what I'm feeling. "
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" Thank you to country radio for believing in me. "
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" When I was in seventh grade, I asked my parents for a mobile recording system for Christmas, and I got it. I didn't come out of my room for years after that. I'd get invited to the movies and I'd say, 'I'm gonna finish a couple of demos.' "
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" Singing live is my favorite. When people sing along to your songs, the circle is complete. "
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" Music is by no means something I was like, 'I'm going to make a career out of this!' It's the only thing I know how to do, so it was more like, 'I hope to God I can make a career out of this!' "
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" I don't have a girlfriend. I don't know if I have a type, but I really like girls who are driven. I really care about music, so I like it when a girl really cares about something too. Whatever it is they are into, I'll be their biggest fan. "
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" My mom makes the best Cajun stuff. I'm a big gumbo guy. I've lost a lot of my Louisiana accent, so now when I say 'gumbo,' I feel like someone who's never said the word before. "
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" Meeting Stevie Wonder was a massive, lifetime achievement for me. He's one of the sweetest people. I sense a kindred spirit in him, and I hope he'd say the same. Actually, he did. "
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