American - Musician | April 26, 1971 -
I think the simple message of that song is what attracted me to 'Every Day.' It's one of those simple yet profound lyrics.
Jay DeMarcus
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So many people have stood behind me for so long.
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People are always surprised to find this out, but the songs that we write, such as 'Winner of a Losing Game' and things like that, tend to be more country than the other stuff that we cut from outside writers.
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We were just hoping 'Prayin' for Daylight' wasn't a complete flop. Selling a million records wasn't even in our wildest thoughts.
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I remember when 'I'm Moving On' came out, and we got the response we did, I thought, 'Man, this could be for real.' That was the first time it dawned on me what we had.
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After 15 years of singing the same 12 to 15 songs every night, it can become monotonous.
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When you get new people around you, the excitement is new because they have different take on your music. They play it in a different way, and that's always exciting to be around. It elevates everybody onstage.
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The lines have definitely blurred between country and pop music.
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We were derided as a boy band, with pop music and not really country.
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My mom was a singer, and my dad had been playing in bands with my mom's brother. My dad married my mom, and so I was sorta surrounded by music from the get-go. Born right into it.
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Typically, every 14 to 16 months, we're putting a new album out. To be honest, I wish it was slower.
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It's hard to get to the point where you feel motivated and energized to go back in and create new music when you feel like you've just drained yourself by pouring everything you have into the previous project. It would be nice sometimes to take a longer break in between projects.
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