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" It's pretty cool to see, like, from town to town, how different the crowds are. "

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" I definitely wear a lot of Tom Ford jackets on stage. "

" We have always been a touring band, and we love playing live. "

" I think it's natural for people to see a band and imagine themselves as part of that. That's what I grew up fantasizing about, looking at posters of bands on my wall. There is an allure to a band. "

" There's no shame in being a support act for anyone. It's been extremely beneficial for us to be allowed onstage for any of the artists we've toured with, and we've gotten some big exposure from them sharing their crowds with us in the past. "

" There are albums that I listen to religiously just because I'm such a big fan: any Bruce Springsteen album, or old George Strait albums because the songwriting's so strong. "

" We don't want to be the standard thing. We're more interested in having people hate us than glaze over us. We'd rather have a reaction than be in the middle. "

" The most important thing I can say is to make music that moves you. Don't try and chase what's on the radio or what you think people want to hear. "

" In a certain sense, every time you sit down to write a song, there's a fear that you've forgotten how to do it. "

" When people want to be associated with us, in the end, that's going to help us gain more fans. "

" This goes for our songwriting as well as our success as a band - the minute we stopped chasing what we thought people wanted to hear and started writing things that moved us, that's when people started paying attention. "

" When Taylor Swift was first beginning to really take off, a couple of guys I knew in her band called and offered me a job on her tour playing acoustic guitar and singing background vocals, and they thought I would be a really good fit for it. "

" The more successful we get, the more opportunities come our way. "

" I love art in general - architecture, anything creative. "

" 'Still Writing Songs About You' - that one hits me every time. For some reason, I really feel that song every time we play it. I just love the sound of it, and I feel like everybody probably has that person that they never fully forget or never can get past. "

" I think that's one of the hardest parts as an artist, and creating a career, is the song is what is gonna lead you there. So it's hard to find great songs. "

" In the end, yes, I'm the singer of Old Dominion, but we're a band of great singers and great musicians, and we just respect each other so much. "

" There's something about the West Coast. The air is lighter. The vibe is chill. "

" Sometimes you can gauge the excitement of the rest of the band. If I'm bringing a song in and they're excited, then I'll hold on to that one. But there are times where it's like, 'Eh, I don't really like that one,' and we have to send that one on. "

" I think that's the great thing for us - we're a band full of songwriters, and we're capable of writing all kinds of songs. "

" Work hard at doing what you feel is right. Don't be scared! "

" SiriusXM has been an unbelievable way for us to share music. Songs move a lot faster there than they do on terrestrial, so hopefully we can continue to partner with satellite radio as a way to share as much music as possible with our fans. "

" I can't imagine being a girl out there on the road. We can throw a hat on and stink. Girls have to do their hair. "

" You definitely want your own fans, but you also want the support of your peers and the people you work with. "

" We wanted to make a living, but success was creating a song that we enjoyed playing. Quite honestly, that is still a measure of success for us. "

" Fashion is a way to separate yourself - to make a statement about who you are and that you're different. "

" We always talk about our kids being a great way to judge whether it's a hit song because there's something very basic about the way they perceive the music that I think needs to be there if it's gonna be a hit. "

" Sometimes when you're writing a song, it's work, and you really have to make sure you're kind of pounding out every little piece of it. And then sometimes you write a song, and you turn around and you go, 'How did we do that?' "

" The truth is, that's what we moved to Nashville to do - to learn how to write hit songs. We weren't necessarily trying to get on college radio. We're trying for mass appeal. "

" There's no need to put a dumb picture of us on the album cover. We always look at ourselves and think, 'Wow, we look like idiots.' We'd rather have a piece of art on there. "

" Honestly, with pop and rock and things, artists are from all over the place, so they're kind of isolated. The city of Nashville helps create the camaraderie. Everyone moves there for the same reason. "