I imagine there’s a market for total depression. I grew up on George Jones and that really dark stuff.
BRAD PAISLEYWhen Ray Flacke came out, it was like ‘What in the heck is this?’ … there’s a guy who had that Tele players attitude, and he plugged straight into that amp with a delay, and it was unbelievable the way he would bend those big strings … he was really unique.
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If there’s a song where there’s a possibility of guitar stuff that would be fun to listen to, go for it. Don’t worry about what anybody thinks.
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When Ray Flacke came out, it was like ‘What in the heck is this?’ … there’s a guy who had that Tele players attitude, and he plugged straight into that amp with a delay, and it was unbelievable the way he would bend those big strings … he was really unique.
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I really worked to try and be creative enough on the guitar parts so those who aren’t real educated would know that there was some difficulty in doing it.
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I have a to-do list and I have a farm I care for, and things I like to do for fun – going to movies and all that stuff. It’s a painfully normal life!
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I try to write like the writers I admire – I rip them off in form. It comes from George Strait and Merle Haggard records, and country music in general is really good at that, the twisted phrase… So Im always looking for that angle in my own work.
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I’m a last-minute shopper. I end up at the mall or somewhere on Christmas Eve. It’s a shame.
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I hope I’m at least half the dad that he didn’t have to be.
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Guitar playing isn’t really for everybody.
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Can’t wait to date a supermodel, can’t wait to sue my Dad. Can’t wait to wreck a Ferrari, on the way to rehab.
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The nice thing about the world that I’ve been able to inhabit for the last couple of years is that I’m given a lot of freedom. Not all artists really get that.
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Even in your darkest moments, you’ll think of something that’ll crack you up.
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Alison Krauss is definitely my favorite singer that’s ever lived. I’ve never heard anyone like her.
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Rock Band never got anybody a date. Never.
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Anytime you do something from the heart, people just know it.
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As a guitar player, it’s harder for me to impress somebody than it is to write a song that they like.
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