American - Musician | October 28, 1972 -
I'm a country musician. I know how to play jazz, and I can play rock. But I've had to fight my entire career to get a little respect from people who don't understand where I come from.
Brad Paisley
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I don't have the answers. But I am asking the questions, and that's the fun part. I'm like the kid in class with his hand up, going, 'Um...' I think that's a powerful place to create from.
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I don't think you can get everything based on who you know, but you can't get anything until you do know the right people.
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It's a very smart, progressive bunch, these people that make country music. They're not country hicks sitting behind a desk with a big cigar giving out record deals and driving round in Cadillacs with cattle horns on the front grille: it's a bunch of really wonderful, open-minded, great people down on Music Row that make this music.
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I'm aware of the fact that a lot of talented people out there will never get this chance.
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When they say you're the best, I always remember that the majority of the audience probably thinks someone else should have gotten the award.
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If you're really on top, you probably didn't do that great, 'cause you have to water it down a bit for it to get that mass appeal.
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I've heard my share of Van Halen. I never liked rock.
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I'm sure there are a few things in my CD collection that might surprise people. I like classical music, the blues, and I'm a big fan of alternative rock.
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If I get an idea for a song, I have a melody for it. I'm a musician first. I'm not limited by the fretboard.
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I like to look at the songs like they're little movies.
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Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.
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