Sam Hunt Quotes
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I don't really know that I'm aware of a lot of the inspiration and influence that I'm under, because I didn't have an extensive musically educational upbringing.
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Once it's out there in the universe, it's serving its purpose, and I'm proud to have other folks hear the music that I was a part of making.
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The money factor had been kind of my excuse as to why I hadn't put out any music. So I just found the cheapest way to make music and get it to people, and that was via the Internet.
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I'm going to put music out when I feel like it's ready.
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I've always really liked the rhythm element of songs.
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I had a couple CDs. But I never had that first concert experience, that first record thing.
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There's a system in place in Nashville, and for a long time, I was trapped in this idea that the only way to do it was to come to town, get a record deal, and do it the way they say. And that system works. But it caters to a specific kind of artist, and I didn't necessarily fit that mold.
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To all my people back in Nashville who have been there from the start, you put your faith in me. You were there for the long haul.
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I didn't really know you could make a living in songwriting. I was just very fortunate to have the opportunity to play a few songs for a guy there named Jimmy Ritchey. Through that meeting, I met another couple guys and ended up getting a publishing deal in Nashville.
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Traditionally, music has been a means of separating ourselves as people from another group of people.
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To me, country songs are simple.
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I think of a song in terms of lyrics and stories, and that's what keeps it country for me.
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My style, in terms of what I wear, is kind of representative of the music.
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I've always craved winning. It's just easier in sports because there's a scoreboard.
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I kept hearing all these rules: 'You can't say that in country music.' 'You can't use that kind of beat.' I became so frustrated. It may have slingshotted me, in a rebellious way, toward doing something different.
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With a song called 'House Party,' you'd expect it to be more about a big party, not as much about a relationship, so we tried to put a little bit of a unique twist on it.
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As much as I enjoy traveling and playing on stage as an artist, I really find my true sense of purpose in a room writing a song.
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It wasn't until I was 18, when I was graduating high school, that I went and bought a guitar on a whim.
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You think about the artists I look at as icons, and you assume they were instantly embraced. That's usually not the case. In reality, they had to overcome a lot of noes to get where they wanted to be.
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I have a cat named Dandelion.
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I still get excited about it. I miss playing ball.
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Obviously, I love country music, so I wanna be able to live in the country music genre and then play to country music fans.
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The things that are going to be in all my records, for as long as I'm making them, are going to go back to who I am and where I'm from and the lifestyle that I live and come from - and I don't know how I could ever get any of that close enough to pop to be considered a pop act.
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I'm still learning a lot as a songwriter. I try to write down and make a note of ideas that I cross paths with on a day-to-day basis, whether it be a conversation or something I hear on the radio, seeing a movie, or just thoughts in my head as I'm walking down the street.