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" 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. "

Coy Bowles

Eyes

Band

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

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

" We are all big Motown fans. "

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

" Songwriting is a big deal to me. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" My dad is basically my best friend. I'm that dude's spitting image and couldn't be more proud of that. They just don't come any better than my dad. "

" 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 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I can't think of anything more important than a kid being sick and making them laugh and making that whole experience a little easier. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

Coy Bowles

Success

School

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "