Brad Paisley

Musician

1972-10-28

American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has released multiple chart-topping albums and singles in contemporary country music. His career also includes touring, television appearances, and songwriting collaborations.

Quotes by Brad Paisley

I jetset around and play these songs and get to hang with some pretty amazing people, then I go home to a really great farm, though actually it's a disaster area of a farm at the moment. But it's certainly a blast. I wouldn't trade lives with anyone right now.
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It's hard to be judgmental once you've been around the world... it's pretty hard to be anything but understanding, and I think it's good for everybody to get out and see someplace other than where you grew up.
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I don't stare at a sheet of paper and try to think of a good word to use. I try to see where the story should go.
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When you hear a banjo through stutter edit, it's the coolest thing you ever heard.
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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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Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.
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There may be people in my audience who may not agree with me on some particular issue - you know, say, as a gun owner, they may not agree with me, or, you know, someone may not agree with me on a gay marriage topic. Any of those things. But those shouldn't be the reasons you listen to my music.
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A hat has to be shaped to a person's face so it fights just right. It has to be done right. If you put my hat on, with my shape, you'd look like an idiot. If the bill is too high or too saggy, you look like a European tourist going to their first country concert.
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To be a true artist, I have to be true to who I am now and write that way.
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No one can make the album they made 10 years ago with a straight face. There are two reasons: one is you change as a person. To be a true artist, I have to be true to who I am now and write that way. And the second thing is these are different times.
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I've heard my share of Van Halen. I never liked rock.
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When you're old-fashioned like I am, you know marriage is forever. Those vows are a promise.
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Anytime you're in West Virginia or near it, and you sing, 'Take Me Home, Country Roads,' it's a sight to behold.
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Deep down, I'm just a West Virginia hillbilly.
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My dad was president of the volunteer fire department, which was within walking distance to our house. I spent several days of each week there with him - any time the whistle blew, he went. It was truly inspiring to watch him lead that way.
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Willie Nelson, out there 200 days a year, calls his band family. And it is.
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