American - Musician | December 8, 1984 -
Shane McAnally is a really good friend of mine. He's one of the first guys that really embraced what I was doing with an open mind.
Sam Hunt
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I didn't know what to expect, having not been an artist before. From the outside, you only see romantic snapshots of what seems like a great lifestyle, and it is, but it's also grueling.
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There's such a strong community element in country - it's like a family. So I don't want to do anything that can come off, even if I'm not intentionally doing it, as giving the perception that I'm trying to abandon that family.
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There's a system in place in Nashville, and for a long time, I was trapped in this idea that the only way to do it was to come to town, get a record deal, and do it the way they say. And that system works. But it caters to a specific kind of artist, and I didn't necessarily fit that mold.
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You think about the artists I look at as icons, and you assume they were instantly embraced. That's usually not the case. In reality, they had to overcome a lot of noes to get where they wanted to be.
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To me, country songs are simple.
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I didn't really know you could make a living in songwriting. I was just very fortunate to have the opportunity to play a few songs for a guy there named Jimmy Ritchey. Through that meeting, I met another couple guys and ended up getting a publishing deal in Nashville.
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I have a cat named Dandelion.
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People throw things at me sometimes, at big festivals.
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I've always wanted to do my best to make sure it's clear that I want to keep the focus on my music.
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I could probably recite just about every song that was on country radio between 1990 and 2000.
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I worked at a hospital parking cars and getting folks in and out of the hospital as they would come in for their appointments.
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