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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 love kids, and I think I would be a great dad. I had great parents, and my mother and father are my best friends, so I'd have good examples to lead from. "

" 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 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. "

" We're able to play different genres and be very specific in sounding like we know what we're doing. "

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

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

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

" Stylistically, we do so many different things. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" We are all big Motown fans. "

" I firmly believe if you start something, you should finish it. "

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

" 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. "