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" I've always been the type of person that thinks, 'If someone else can do it, so can I.' "
Coy Bowles
Always
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" I taught guitar lessons for a long time for a living before I got on the road. I really enjoyed hanging out with kids, talking about music with them, and trying to influence them in a positive way. "
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" I live a life of creating, sharing music with wonderful musicians that I love like family, and spreading a message through music that life is yours to live wide open, and do it your way with love. "
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" There is an idea that at some point in your career, you 'make it.' I understand the theory of 'making it.' I don't exactly think that it's the best way to look at it. "
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" God Bless my mother and father for all the hard work they've done for our family. "
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" It's so hard to listen to an album you created and without remembering where you were when you wrote it or referencing the the recording experience. "
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" Carlos Sosa, the saxophone player for Zac Brown Band, and I worked up two songs for 'When You're Feeling Sick.' They were a blast to work on. The songs are real upbeat and silly. "
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" I grew up as an only child, so inherently, most of my life was centered around me. My parents taught me to play well with others and to share my toys, but I was still an only child who didn't have to share my parent's attention with siblings. As great as my childhood was, I always wanted brothers and sisters. "
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" I grew up in a really small town in Georgia, so the idea of knowing people who are actors or who are just involved in the Hollywood and movie scenes, that's far beyond anything I ever thought would happen in my life. "
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" I'm a blues guy at heart, so silly music isn't generally what I do. I'm a I'll-cry-as-my-guitar-gently-weeps kind of guy. "
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" I'm just grateful. I'm grateful for my family, my wife, and our health. I'm grateful to be in a band of brothers that I love so, so, so much. I'm grateful that this magical combination of dudes makes music that people like and moves them. "
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" My dad has seen and done a lot. He comes from the hippie era where music and living life to the fullest is more important than stability and playing by the rules. "
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" My father is a very skilled carpenter. He can do just about anything with his hands. He is very artistic with his carpentry. "
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" Once you start getting into giving back, it gets addictive. "
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" A lot of times, people ask us about being a country band, and we say, 'Well, we're not really a country band.' And we're not knocking country, because we like it, but we don't want to be limited. "
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" My goal for children's books is to have them become tableside or bedside classics. To me, it would be awesome to write a book that every kid would end up reading at some point in their life because influencing kids in a positive way at such a young age is really cool. "
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" I basically am the only musician in my family. My aunt plays a little piano, but that's about it. My dad's mother painted and was actually good at it. I do not come from a long line of musicians, though. "
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" I try as hard as I can to push myself. I try to create as much as I can. I try to grow on a daily basis. "
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" You think you have the most amazing life by having your dreams come true as a musician and marrying the woman of your dreams. But then you add a lil' baby girl... to the mix, and it's like you've never really lived and loved until she was here. "
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" We listen to so many different types of music, so it's easy for us to play a different genre or style and it be true to what we do. "
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" I love coming back home and seeing old friends and family. I would say it keeps me grounded. "
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