American - Musician | April 15, 1978 -
I was writing waltzes at a time when the most popular thing was Shania Twain and the very pop edge of country. I didn't really know how to do much of that.
Chris Stapleton
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I want the dude in the top row to feel like he's down there on the front row in a club.
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I grew up less than a mile from folks that lived in shacks with dirt floors. I certainly know that there are needs in this country. Not too far from your house, if you look around, people need to be helped.
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I always tell people, 'The music's free. I get paid to travel.'
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Why would you want to dictate somebody else's taste or happiness? Music is supposed to be joyful and move people, and however that gets accomplished for different people, it's all good.
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Country music is one of those places where we support each other and prop each other up.
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I can only be me. I have a hard time being a chameleon as a singer.
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I walked into a demo session one time, and a guy said, 'I'm thinking kind of like a Trace Adkins thing.' And I looked him right in the eye and said, 'Man, you've got the wrong guy. I'm gonna have to fire myself. You've got to hire somebody else.'
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My dad was a very straight arrow, prayed-at-every-meal kind of guy.
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I was in a band called the SteelDrivers, and we just played hard in vans, hopping on airplanes, not knowing where you're at.
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I was born in Fayette County, over in Lexington, Kentucky, but I was raised most of my life in Paintsville.
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A lot of great bluegrass comes out of Kentucky. There's a lot of great music, like the Judds, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ricky Skaggs, and Keith Whitley. There's a lot of bluegrass intertwined with country music.
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