Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

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

Related Quotes:

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

" I'm more of a songwriter. I love writing songs. I love writing my songs. It's always been writing for me, and it makes it different when you're writing for yourself. "

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

" If you can take a piece of life and put it in a song, it's going to be a good song - especially if it's from the heart. "

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

" What I can feel the most and what I can remember the most are the melodies I want to write to. "

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

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

" I'm mixing country with kind of a modern twist to it. "

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

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

" I had a drummer I really wanted to move to Nashville with me, and he's like, 'Naw, I can't go, man.' He never could pull the trigger. It's a big move. You just gotta be diehard - you gotta give it your all, you know. "

" 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 California sunrise, there's a real mist in the air. I think of the mountains. You can smell the farm fields. You can smell the dirt and the lights and the whole sun. "

" I love coming back around Northern California. "

" There's been a lot of wedding songs and proposals. It's cool because when they play it at weddings so, it means a lot to them. That's a big deal. They're always going to remember 'Head Over Boots' as played at their wedding. "

" People out west love country music. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 love performing, and if I didn't love it, I wouldn't be doing it. "

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

" 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. "

" I started playing guitar by the time I was 9. "

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