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" Once you start getting into giving back, it gets addictive. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I learned real fast that you need to have a plan of action when changing diapers, or it can get dicey fast. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Writing children's books all started out as a way for me to give back and make a difference. "

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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. "

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

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

" I've never been much to believe that my Creator will judge me or anyone at their final days. I don't really know if I believe in going to Heaven or Hell. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" We pride ourselves on being great songwriters. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Songwriting is a big deal to me. "

" 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 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. "

" Stylistically, we do so many different things. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 can be whatever we want to be. We can be a country band if we need to be. We can be a rock band if we need to be. "