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" I was even more country in my college-band days. "

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" As a songwriter, you always look for guys that you can write good with. Show up, have an idea, knock it out of the park. "

" 'Head Over Boots' is a shuffle, but it's more of a Motown laid-back shuffle than, say, a Dwight Yoakam shuffle. "

" It's always a good feeling to be recognized for something. "

" I can be a traditionalist but also play with Luke Bryan and get the crowd to go crazy. I think that mix is a lot of what has kept me going and kept people fired up about the music. "

" I'm helping country sound a little more country. "

" 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. "

" There's a connection when people are dancing, laughing, and singing, and that definitely happens with 'Head Over Boots.' "

" You've got these guys that have this fresh, street, hip-hop country that sells a zillion. Keep doing that. I'll keep doing my stuff. We'll see how it goes. "

" California is one of the most country-est states there is. We're really country. "

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

" 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. "

" I grew up in rural Dixon, CA, and I've been hunting with my father ever since I was a young boy. He taught me how to hunt and shoot, firearm safety, and have respect for the outdoors. "

" I'm a funny guy. You've got to be able to make fun of yourself. We only live once. "

" 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. "

" I'd like to start a tradition of getting No. 1s - how 'bout that? "

" 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. "

" Sing your heart out and write the best song you possible can. "

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

" '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. "

" A lot of my fans, and a lot of country music fans, they still wear boots. "

" I have a great band of great guys. We're a lot of fun. "

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

" I will never, ever speak out against somebody who is living the dream and doing what they want to do, because that's what I'm doing. "

" I was writing songs by 12 and had a band by 14. "

" I love the story of the guy coming to Nashville and then kind of getting set down and told, 'This is how the town works,' which, I've totally been there. But the coolest thing about 'Out of Style' is it's a song within a song. "

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

" As a songwriter, you always want to search for something that's right in front of you that you can twist into something new. "

" It's been so great to have an album people believe in. "

" I always want to just stay humble, and I always want to keep climbing. "