Zac Brown Band Quotes
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I taught guitar lessons for a long time for a living before I got on the road. I really enjoyed hanging out with kids, talking about music with them, and trying to influence them in a positive way.
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I got into writing short stories and blogs while on the road.
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I basically am the only musician in my family. My aunt plays a little piano, but that's about it. My dad's mother painted and was actually good at it. I do not come from a long line of musicians, though.
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I'm a blues guy at heart, so silly music isn't generally what I do. I'm a I'll-cry-as-my-guitar-gently-weeps kind of guy.
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I love kids, and I think I would be a great dad. I had great parents, and my mother and father are my best friends, so I'd have good examples to lead from.
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I try to cross as many genres as possible with the same attitude. I want every song to be very clear.
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I can play in front of 30,000 people at Fenway and not be nervous at all. But I get really nervous in front of kids.
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Pearl Jam's 'Alive' is the reason I started to play music.
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Life is short, so there is no reason why you shouldn't live it to the fullest expression of yourself.
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I believe 99% of success is never giving up.
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I made a promise to be as creative as I could, even outside of music.
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I'm so grateful to have been raised on love and to be so in love with my wife.
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It's always hard for me to put the pieces together when listening to a finished album that I was a part of writing and playing. There are so many memories wrapped up in each note and each song that it's hard not to constantly flash back to what made that musical event happen while listening.
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I try as hard as I can to push myself. I try to create as much as I can. I try to grow on a daily basis.
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Just to be part of the history of the Hollywood Bowl - so many people have played there; at least, all of my heroes have.
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The recipe to our success is that you have a bunch of different guys who listen to a lot of different music.
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I learned real fast that you need to have a plan of action when changing diapers, or it can get dicey fast.
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One of my favorite guitar players and musicians is a guy named Jimmy Herring.
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It's so hard to listen to an album you created and without remembering where you were when you wrote it or referencing the the recording experience.
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Stylistically, we do so many different things.
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I never thought we were a country band in the first place. I think we've gotten ourselves into a place where we don't underestimate our listeners and what potential there is for the music they've heard all their lives.
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There is an idea that at some point in your career, you 'make it.' I understand the theory of 'making it.' I don't exactly think that it's the best way to look at it.
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I don't usually suggest going into something you cannot do, but sometimes you gotta jump in and land on your feet.
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I love coming back home and seeing old friends and family. I would say it keeps me grounded.