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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.
Sam Hunt
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My route is a little bit nontraditional. A lot of the people working in Nashville, they have a model. I don't really fit into that.
Sam Hunt
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I'm going to put music out when I feel like it's ready.
Sam Hunt
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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.
Sam Hunt
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Traditionally, music has been a means of separating ourselves as people from another group of people.
Sam Hunt
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I've always really liked the rhythm element of songs.
Sam Hunt
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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.
Sam Hunt
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I had a couple CDs. But I never had that first concert experience, that first record thing.
Sam Hunt
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I think of a song in terms of lyrics and stories, and that's what keeps it country for me.
Sam Hunt
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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.
Sam Hunt
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To me, country songs are simple.
Sam Hunt
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I've always craved winning. It's just easier in sports because there's a scoreboard.
Sam Hunt
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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.
Sam Hunt
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My style, in terms of what I wear, is kind of representative of the music.
Sam Hunt
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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.
Sam Hunt
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I have a cat named Dandelion.
Sam Hunt
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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.
Sam Hunt
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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.
Sam Hunt
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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.
Sam Hunt
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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.
Sam Hunt
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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.
Sam Hunt
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The most flattering thing I hear is, 'I didn't think I liked country music before I heard your record.'
Sam Hunt
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I still get excited about it. I miss playing ball.
Sam Hunt
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I don't like the idea that in music, clothes, taste or anything, we are limited to a certain style, because we need to maintain an identity, maybe between some subculture group. Hopefully, all those walls break down, and music is just music.
Sam Hunt
