Garth Brooks Quotes
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No offense to music - thank you for Entertainer of the Year and all that stuff. But if you're a father or a mother, there's nothing that beats being a parent, and that's the best time of my life right there.
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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.
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I'd much rather have the honesty than not. Because if you will say what's on your mind and get it off your chest, then the sooner I can prove you wrong!
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Why I got into music was James Taylor, so to see him be a real down-to-earth guy that's unbelievably talented... then to hear him sing those lyrics of 'What I'm Thankful For,' which is a song Ms. Yearwood and I got to write together, that was definitely a highlight of my recording life.
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I feel very lucky to get to fly the flag of RCA Records and Sony Music.
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It's funny how a chubby kid can just be having fun, and people call it entertainment!
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I spend all my time right now trying to combat music retail and copyright.
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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.
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I was lucky enough to go home and raise our babies.
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I still use the guitar pretty much just to hide my gut.
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The guys have told me not to quit my day job.
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You can't deny RCA's past and its history. I was also on Capitol Records, so I have that past history.
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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.
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If the artists would just keep hammering away - unify, stick together - then music will become the king again, which is what it should be.
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My retiring days are behind me – they're going to have to throw me out now.
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Country music is what is sincere; that's the main thing.
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I don't think the label makes the artist or the artist makes the label. It's the music that makes everything work or not.
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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.
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Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
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The hardest part about this business is accepting the back end with the same love that you accepted the front end.
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Just keep taking chances and having fun.
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'Cause what she's doin' now is tearin' me apart,Fillin' up my mind and emptyin' my heart.I can hear her call each time the cold wind blows,And I wonder if she knows...what she's doin' now.
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I've been taking batting practice in my barn where nobody can see me, so I may be better than anyone thinks.
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I like to follow my favorite team and talk sports with my band or fans. You won't believe how many musicians are sports fans. We have so much time on tour that we need these outlets for relaxation.