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" You gotta have a good beat to survive in modern country in general. Everyone wants to feel good, laugh, dance, and cry. But at the same time, they all want it to sound happy. "

Jon Pardi

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" I chose to be this guy. It's who I want to be, and it's always been me - just keepin' it country. "

" I'm just thankful I'm surrounded by good people. "

" As a songwriter, you always look for guys that you can write good with. Show up, have an idea, knock it out of the park. "

" Getting a beginner publishing deal really helped me gain the skills. I just kept writing and writing. You just take everything out of life and turn it into an idea or a melody or a song and find the best writers you can to write with that fit you and know what you want to do. "

Jon Pardi

Life

Writing

" I'm moving forward and getting new fans at every show. "

" My California sunrise, there's a real mist in the air. I think of the mountains. You can smell the farm fields. You can smell the dirt and the lights and the whole sun. "

" We travel so much as touring musicians and artists that sometimes, when you hear a great song that you really think could be on your project, you go ahead and record it instead of try to write it. "

" I will never, ever speak out against somebody who is living the dream and doing what they want to do, because that's what I'm doing. "

" My music is my No. 1, and I've got people who believe in me and keep me going. I'm thankful. "

Jon Pardi

People

Thankful

" I love traditional country music, and I feel like there's a need for it and a want for it. But I enjoy everybody in country music. "

" I was even more country in my college-band days. "

" It's always a good feeling to be recognized for something. "

" 'Dirt On My Boots' is a very different song. I heard the melody, and I heard the lyrics, and I heard the drive of that song. I totally related. It was kinda me when I was on my bulldozer working for my dad. "

" I just have fun on stage. There's nothing premolded out there. I try to always do something different. "

" I started playing guitar by the time I was 9. "

" I can be a traditionalist but also play with Luke Bryan and get the crowd to go crazy. I think that mix is a lot of what has kept me going and kept people fired up about the music. "

" Having two back-to-back No. 1's is unbelievable. "

" I love coming back around Northern California. "

" I'd like to start a tradition of getting No. 1s - how 'bout that? "

" I'm a funny guy. You've got to be able to make fun of yourself. We only live once. "

" I was a huge Garth Brooks fan. "

" I had a drummer I really wanted to move to Nashville with me, and he's like, 'Naw, I can't go, man.' He never could pull the trigger. It's a big move. You just gotta be diehard - you gotta give it your all, you know. "

" I lean traditional, but 'Head Over Boots,' it's pretty country. "

" I love performing, and if I didn't love it, I wouldn't be doing it. "

" For my shows, I don't play too many slow songs. "

" There's been a lot of wedding songs and proposals. It's cool because when they play it at weddings so, it means a lot to them. That's a big deal. They're always going to remember 'Head Over Boots' as played at their wedding. "

" I grew up in rural Dixon, CA, and I've been hunting with my father ever since I was a young boy. He taught me how to hunt and shoot, firearm safety, and have respect for the outdoors. "

Jon Pardi

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" Radio has had my back since 'Missin' You Crazy,' which was a very traditional kind of song. "

" There's a connection when people are dancing, laughing, and singing, and that definitely happens with 'Head Over Boots.' "

" People out west love country music. "