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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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" We try not to think that our listeners are one-track-minded people with the music they listen to. "

" 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. "

" Whether there's 100 people or 100,000, we bring our 'A' game every single time. We're full-speed on stage. We kick the audience's butt. "

" I love coming back home and seeing old friends and family. I would say it keeps me grounded. "

" The tour is like our bread and butter. You don't really get to experience the band unless you see us live. "

" You can be as creative as you want to and build all these cool projects, but ultimately, if they're not successful and you don't have the business structure in place, everything will flop. "

" It's kind of a Catch-22. The more successful you get, the less normal you get. "

" Songwriting is a big deal to me. "

" I got into writing short stories and blogs while on the road. "

" 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. "

" When I try to be funny, it always makes me more nervous that I'm trying too hard, and then my brain that already thinks too much jumps into hyper drive, and I light-speed start talking 'Star Trek' to someone who's talking 'Star Wars.' Anyway, it doesn't work out usually when I 'try' to be funny. "

" If you never give up and you strive hard and focus on every move like a chess game, you will make it. I believe that wholeheartedly. "

" My mom used to cut out articles from the 'Atlanta Journal Constitution' when I was in high school. She would either give them to me to read or she would post them on the fridge. These articles would usually be stories of someone inventing something, breaking records, or achieving some kind of success. "

" I've really learned a lot from Zac Brown over the years. He is someone that I consider to be one of my best friends, and besides my parents, he has taught me more than anyone else. Zac is, by nature, a giving and understanding person. "

" It's always hard for me to put the pieces together when listening to a finished album that I was a part of writing and playing. There are so many memories wrapped up in each note and each song that it's hard not to constantly flash back to what made that musical event happen while listening. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Duane Allman might be my favorite guitar player ever. I'd say I'm influenced by the Allman Brothers more than any other band. When I taught guitar lessons for a living, the students that were interested in soloing had to learn the intro to 'It's Not My Cross to Bear' first thing. "

" Pearl Jam's 'Alive' is the reason I started to play music. "

" The recipe to our success is that you have a bunch of different guys who listen to a lot of different music. "

" 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. "

" You don't realize how beautiful an idea is until you do it with other people. There's this really shimmery, awesome thing when you start finishing a song - where the song just starts writing itself. "

" If you feel like you have no other option in life but to follow your musical path, then do it. If you are talented and focus all your energy on becoming better and furthering your career and never give up, something will happen. I'm not sure what will happen, but it is guaranteed that you will do more than if you didn't do all that. "

" We are all big Motown fans. "

" Just to be part of the history of the Hollywood Bowl - so many people have played there; at least, all of my heroes have. "

" I'm so grateful to have been raised on love and to be so in love with my wife. "

" We pride ourselves on being great songwriters. "

" I believe 99% of success is never giving up. "

" Life is short, so there is no reason why you shouldn't live it to the fullest expression of yourself. "