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" 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. "

Jon Pardi

Love

Always

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" 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. "

" 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. "

Jon Pardi

Respect

Outdoors

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

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

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

" I was a huge Garth Brooks fan. "

" I'm trying to write songs to appeal to everybody. "

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

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

" I've really been studying lyrics, printing out lyrics to songs I love and reading them like a letter. "

Jon Pardi

Love

Studying

" Radio has had my back since 'Missin' You Crazy,' which was a very traditional kind of song. "

" My music is my No. 1, and I've got people who believe in me and keep me going. I'm thankful. "

Jon Pardi

People

Thankful

" 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 writing songs that I want to sing. "

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

" 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 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. "

" '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. "

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

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

" Having two back-to-back No. 1's is unbelievable. "

" 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. "

" You gotta do both. You've got to be on those big tours, and you've got to be in the clubs. "

" 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. "

" 'Dirt On My Boots' is a very different song. I heard the melody, and I heard the lyrics, and I heard the drive of that song. I totally related. It was kinda me when I was on my bulldozer working for my dad. "

" 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. "

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