Sam Hunt Quotes
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I kind of have my little OCD wood shed at my house where everything is just right when I go write.
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There's such a strong community element in country - it's like a family. So I don't want to do anything that can come off, even if I'm not intentionally doing it, as giving the perception that I'm trying to abandon that family.
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Maybe one day music will just be music, and there won't be these categories; it'll just be different shades of music.
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I'm not really a piano player, but I play enough to get away with it.
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I really feel like I honed in on a sound and a style of writing that best fits me.
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I thought that I could have a career in music. I really didn't know exactly what I wanted to do or how I would go about doing it.
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I am kind of the front man for a team of people behind the scenes who are working just as hard as me and are putting in just as much time to make this all happen. I'm not trying to be humble. I just want everyone to get credit where credit is due.
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Picking up a guitar brought a lot of balance into my life.
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I had some interesting costumes... the one that I remember right offhand is Zorro when I was a lot younger. I was a big time Zorro fan. My mom helped me make it, and I remember having a big issue with the fact that she wouldn't let me carry around a real metal sword; it just had to be plastic.
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There's this sort of model that exists in Nashville that we think we have to abide by: You put out a record, and in two years you have to put out another one and have three or four singles. There are all these rules that I've just sort of thrown out the window.
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There's not a day goes by that I don't appreciate the freedom that I have to make music and tour and spend time with my family.
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I think that people in general appreciate honesty and not trying to cook something up just to fit a mold that would be beneficial for you. I never made music like that.
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By no means do I want to try to leave country music. That's absolutely where I want to stay.
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I love being outside, I do a lot of hunting.
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I was a big music fan, but I never bought a bunch of records or was very educated, I guess, on who was who or what was what.
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We try not to pull any punches and be straightforward, and I think that's what helped us connect with everybody across the board.
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People throw things at me sometimes, at big festivals.
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In a small town, it's either sports or a band with your buddies. I was always athletic. But in college, I was exposed to all this new music, and I was drawn to hip-hop and R&B.
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I study what's happening in music. I want to sound different than everybody else.
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I never thought of myself as a performer or songwriter or singer.
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I got a horse when I was eight or 10 years old. And dad used to take me to the rodeo back home. I got into it big time.
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Respect for women was a very important part of my upbringing.
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It's just really fulfilling to celebrate with a group of folks, a team, than it is personally.
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On my teams, as a guy who grew up hunting and fishing, I was in the minority in terms of music and lifestyle. I became good friends with people who listened to R&B and rap. But it wasn't just an issue of being around it - I was naturally drawn to it right off the bat.