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" We'd been out touring for a couple of years before we signed with Sony and everything. "

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" I don't want to put myself in any kind of a box as far as my sound goes, because being an artist is fluid. If you look at a painter's work, a lot of times, it's similar in style, but other times - over even a year's period - it can change so much. I'm just going with the flow. "

" I've played for a lot of tough crowds. "

" I really enjoy the shopping and going out and getting stuff for other people. I could really give a damn about getting gifts for myself, but I really enjoy giving gifts. "

" When I go into a room to write, it's like I'm not trying to say, 'I need to write a song that sounds like Eric Church or Jason Aldean.' I just try to get the best song that's in the room that day. Whatever style or sound that may be, I'm not afraid to attack it at that angle. "

" If I can reach the guy in Alabama that hunts, and he hears that song, and he sees me - like, he's comfortable with me, my image as a person, as an artist - he's willing to sit down and give that song a chance. "

" Sometimes people are looking for, 'What's the next Tesla car? What's this really cool, super-specific thing that people are going to want?' But I try to be just like a Ford truck. They sell a lot more Ford trucks than they do Tesla cars. "

" I'm an honest dude, not trying to be anything other than who I am. "

" I've never been too concerned with what I'm wearing, and that probably makes a lot of people angry, but I let the music do the talking and let the image be what it's going to be. "

" I just love writing songs and singing them. People seem to enjoy them, and that's all you can really ask for. I didn't get into it to try to be a celebrity or whatever. "

" I didn't know how to play guitar until I was 21, but from the moment I was good enough on guitar to even put one song together, I kind of billed myself as an artist. "

" I could play a gig on the moon and not be nervous about it. "

" As crazy as it sounds, my generation is very lazy. "

" I'm a horrendous golfer, though I do enjoy it. "

" I drove to Nashville a few times, met with some people and hung out, went to the Opry, and that kind of stuff. I made the decision - you've got to be present to win, so I packed it up and moved out here, and it's been great. It's been the best decision I ever made. "

" I think there's kind of a comfortability with me onstage - and I think my cool factor is not having one. I'm not extra cool or extra different. "

" The coolest Christmas present I've ever received is probably socks. My grandma always gets me socks - every year - and that's something that I've probably never bought for myself. If Christmas wasn't around and my grandma didn't get me socks, I wouldn't own any, probably. "

" Sometimes, you sit down to write a song, you don't realize what it's going to mean to somebody other than yourself. "

" It's a good pair of jeans and a pair of boots that are comfortable and a T-shirt; that's as far as I go. Getting wild with it might be a nice jacket, but I'm not a high-fashion guy for sure. "

" I think I never had this grandiose dream of being any country music star. I just slowly progressed into that's what I'm doing. "

" I've been singing my entire life. The guitar came to me later on down the road. "

" Comfort is key for me. I'm a bigger guy, so whatever fits is nice, too. "

" Turkey hunting is my thing; it's only once a year, but if it's turkey season, don't call me, because I won't answer. "

" There's an authenticity in just being who you are and not having an act about it or wear clothes you normally wouldn't wear. I'm just comfortable in my own skin. "

" I'm a student of Eric Church, and I say that a lot... I was drawn to it because of the honesty and because it's got rough edges on it. He doesn't shy away from anything, and that's the way I wanted to be. "

" When I picked up guitar, it wasn't like, 'OK, I'm going to be Kenny Chesney.' It was like, 'I want to play a chord,' and then it was like, 'I want to play another one, then play a song, then sing while playing the song.' "

" I didn't even know what a tour manager was, but I was the tour manager, booking agent, all that stuff for almost two years without knowing it. I wasn't overwhelmed, because I enjoyed doing it. "

" I've always been a super regular guy. "

" Both of my grandfathers were in the service. It's one of those things that you can't be thankful enough for. "

" I've always been a 'small goals' kind of guy. "

" I think the crowds in Europe are songwriter crowds. Like, they are a fan of the words, and they're there to listen. An American crowd, they're there to get rowdy, man. And I love both. "