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" Your band members? Your band members don't want to be tied to a machine. They want to be playing. That's what the Beatles did. And the Beatles' stuff is timeless. That's what I would suggest. Just get back to sweating, playing hard, hammering, and having a blast. "

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" I wrote 'The River' practically trying to rip off every lick that James Taylor had, so it was neat to hear him sing those lyrics because that's who inspired you to write them. "

Garth Brooks

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" Before the show, we see all these radio people, and most of them say, 'Garth, you're a lot calmer than I thought you were gonna be.' But when the members of the band give one another that handshake, and the lights go out, and the crowd goes up, then you're sliding into the elevator, man, your heart is just going bopbopbopbopbop. "

" My hardest thing was to let go, to be happy for everybody and just to enjoy. And go back to being what you were before you became an artist, and that was just a fan. "

Garth Brooks

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" What you do on tour is you build this 'You and me against the world' thing. "

" The great thing about albums is it gives you a lot of choices, and we can all say that the album business is dead, but watch Taylor Swift. I don't think it's dead. I just think we've got to hit on the energies that make people want to collect albums. "

" Doing new stuff live is tough just simply because I pay my money, I stand in my seats, and I see the guys I love. And if I paid that ticket, there's a good chance that I'm there to hear the stuff that made me fall in love with 'em - we call it the 'old stuff.' "

" I wouldn't trade a thing. Even the troubles that I had. I have become the husband and mate to my wife that I have because of what I went through, including the bad times. I wouldn't trade that. "

" The dads across the soccer field looked at me as a dad just like them. And I was very grateful. "

" With Ghost Tunes, you just try to do what's right. And what's right is whatever the copyright owner wants to do with their music, they do it. "

" Nashville, there's people that are ten times more talented than me, ten times better singer than me, song writer than me, but for some reason you get the ball, and now - and now you run with it. And you do the best you can. "

" You know Nashville, there's people that are ten times more talented than me, ten times better singer than me, song writer than me, but for some reason you get the ball and now - and now you run with it. And you do the best you can. "

" I feel very lucky to get to fly the flag of RCA Records and Sony Music. "

" What I love about 'Midnight Train' is that it's a song about a journey, but the music actually takes you on that journey. It feels like you're moving through the whole song. "

" As a kid, before I could play music, I remember baseball being the one thing that could always make me happy. "

Garth Brooks

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" In advertising, you have a small window to say the most you can. That's what songwriting is. The difference is, you get to put the leaves on the trees and colour 'em in. "

" I've been taking batting practice in my barn where nobody can see me, so I may be better than anyone thinks. "

" I'm gonna stay an album guy. In fact, concept albums are really blowing my mind right now, because if you want to promote an album, think about it - a concept album might be the way to go. "

" People aren't always themselves. They're always holding back something. "

" How many songs in your life were your favorite songs but never were singles on albums? "

" Just keep taking chances and having fun. "

" Any pitcher who might throw at me should know I'm not giving up my day job or trying to get anyone else's job. I just can't think of anything cooler than being one of the boys of summer! "

Garth Brooks

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" Be with someone who is kind. I think that's it. Just to love one another was the thing I would want to do. It's a thing that you can't stop doing. "

" If the artists would just keep hammering away - unify, stick together - then music will become the king again, which is what it should be. "

" I still use the guitar pretty much just to hide my gut. "

" Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith. "

" I remember in the '80s, Randy Travis was my guy. He's the reason I moved to Nashville, and I just loved him. But at some point when he was winning everything, you find yourself pulling for other people. "

" I was lucky enough to go home and raise our babies. "

" I'm worried a lot of our work day as artists is a producer's creation - not an artist's creation. "

" I'm one of those guys who has to have a constant something going inside and in front of my face. If not, I get in trouble. "

" I live my life by these little church signs you see as you drive around, and there's one near me that says, 'If we really knew each other, we would neither idolise nor condemn.' And that's it: if we all knew each other, then we wouldn't treat anybody any different. And there wouldn't be any big stars, I guess. "