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" 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. "

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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. "

Coy Bowles

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" Sometimes I have a little social anxiety, and meeting people can be a challenge for me. "

Coy Bowles

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

Coy Bowles

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Believe

" The coolest thing for me to do was listen to Pearl Jam's 'Ten,' Nirvana's 'Nevermind,' or Soundgarden and play along to it and think about how awesome it would be to be in one of those bands and be up on stage. When I'd close my eyes at 13 and dream of being in Pearl Jam or one of those bands, it was exactly like how it is now with the band I'm in. "

" My mother is very good at sewing and makes wonderful quilts. "

" 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. "

" We pride ourselves on being great songwriters. "

" I never thought we were a country band in the first place. I think we've gotten ourselves into a place where we don't underestimate our listeners and what potential there is for the music they've heard all their lives. "

" We never think about how many awards we've won. We just want to make the best music we can. "

" I was raised on nothing but love and support. "

" God Bless my mother and father for all the hard work they've done for our family. "

" If the people that love you are the people at your side on your last day, and there's not a soul in that room that has any bad words to say about you, well, I'd say Heaven awaits you, my friend. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I've tried very hard to stay grounded with my family, my ol' buddies, nature, music, and creativity. "

" I try to cross as many genres as possible with the same attitude. I want every song to be very clear. "

" I made a promise to be as creative as I could, even outside of music. "

" 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. "

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

" I like music that not only has a pop melody to it but is also deeply about something. "

" Stylistically, we do so many different things. "

" I can play in front of 30,000 people at Fenway and not be nervous at all. But I get really nervous in front of kids. "

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

" You're part of the problem or the solution. Solution means, in my opinion, to be taking extra time and energy in trying to give back to the world. "

" If they keep playing us on country radio and we get to keep doing cool stuff like playing with Willie Nelson, that's great. "

Coy Bowles

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Radio

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't usually suggest going into something you cannot do, but sometimes you gotta jump in and land on your feet. "

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