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

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" I played the bars in northern California since I was 18. We played at least three hours, and there's no which-way about it: That definitely helped. "

" '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 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 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. "

" People out west love country music. "

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

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

" I love coming back around Northern California. "

" I'm a guy who doesn't know the name of the chord, but I know that it sounds good. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 chose to be this guy. It's who I want to be, and it's always been me - just keepin' it 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. "

" I was a huge Garth Brooks fan. "

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

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

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

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" 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. "

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

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