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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 grew up in a really small town in Georgia, so the idea of knowing people who are actors or who are just involved in the Hollywood and movie scenes, that's far beyond anything I ever thought would happen in my life.
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My mother is very good at sewing and makes wonderful quilts.
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I'm just grateful. I'm grateful for my family, my wife, and our health. I'm grateful to be in a band of brothers that I love so, so, so much. I'm grateful that this magical combination of dudes makes music that people like and moves them.
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You're part of the problem or the solution. Solution means, in my opinion, to be taking extra time and energy in trying to give back to the world.
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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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Pearl Jam's 'Alive' is the reason I started to play music.
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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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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 to cross as many genres as possible with the same attitude. I want every song to be very clear.
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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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I'm so grateful to have been raised on love and to be so in love with my wife.
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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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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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I made a promise to be as creative as I could, even outside of music.
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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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One of my favorite guitar players and musicians is a guy named Jimmy Herring.
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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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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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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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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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I love coming back home and seeing old friends and family. I would say it keeps me grounded.