Chris Stapleton Quotes

Chris Stapleton
Chris Stapleton
American Musician
Born: Apr 15, 1978
Country Me Music People Think You
Related authors: Bob Dylan Dolly Parton Frank Sinatra Juice Wrld Kanye West Lil Peep Nipsey Hussle YoungBoy Never Broke Again
I think the path is different for everybody. Go after the doors that are open to you. That has always been my motto getting into the music business. Do the things that seem to be good opportunities and work hard at it. Try to make good decisions and be nice. Hopefully all of that will pay off at some point. Chris Stapleton
Work Music Good You Business Work Hard Opportunities Try Path Will Be Nice Doors Pay Nice Think Music Business Everybody Hopefully Some Seem My Motto Point Open Make Always Go Been Off Motto Getting The Doors Different After Decisions Hard Things
At the end of the day, I just have to do what I do and let it be what it's gonna be. Chris Stapleton
Day End Of The Day End Just Gonna
I write the songs and hand it over to the world and see what happens. But the things that I've written for people that have been hits, I don't know that I would have directed them in the right path, but they definitely wound up on the right path. Chris Stapleton
People World Path Right Path Definitely Would Wound See Directed Write Songs Written Over Know Been Hand Up Hits Happens Them Right Things
I had a beard way before it was fashionable. Chris Stapleton
Beard Before Way Had Fashionable
Everybody's got a story on their beards. I guess it's just a way of finding common ground with people you otherwise might not know. Chris Stapleton
You People Everybody Otherwise Guess Way Finding Know Got Just Common Common Ground Story Might Ground
I'm a fan of polarization. If you make something that is palatable to everybody, it's like making vanilla ice cream, and I think we have enough of that. Chris Stapleton
You Think Enough Everybody Vanilla Something Polarization Like Make Making Fan Ice Ice Cream Cream
Among my dad's generation, when you gave another man a pocketknife as a gift, it was a show of respect. I'll still give someone the knife out of my pocket. Chris Stapleton
You Man Respect Generation Gift Gave Out Pocket Someone Give Knife Another Another Man Still Show Dad Among
I am always interested in making myself as uncomfortable as I can. Sometimes I ask myself, 'Can I stand onstage and sing this song and sell it?' Sometimes I can't. In a room, you get to pretend a little bit and step outside of yourself. Chris Stapleton
Myself You Yourself Song Sometimes Bit Pretend Onstage Uncomfortable Outside Step Sing Always Making Am Sell Get Interested Little Little Bit Room Ask Stand
My dad was a very straight arrow, prayed-at-every-meal kind of guy. Chris Stapleton
Kind Guy Arrow Very Straight Dad
I always tell people, 'The music's free. I get paid to travel.' Chris Stapleton
Music Travel People Free Tell Always Get Paid
The goal is always just to write the best song that you can write. I mean, the process for writing a song is the process for writing a song. It's not something I look at it as something I need to do something different. Chris Stapleton
Best You Song Writing Something Write Look Always Goal Just Different Process Mean Need
I like songs that make me feel tough. Like 'Back in Black.' You want to hear it again and get in a fight. Chris Stapleton
Me You Fight Black Tough Back Songs Feel Like Make Hear Get Want Again
Anytime that another artist or a critic that is well-respected says something nice about you, you're always thankful and hope that you can live up to that. Chris Stapleton
Thankful Hope You Nice Live Says Critic About Something Another Always Up Artist Anytime
Music is not a game to me. I take it very seriously. Chris Stapleton
Music Me Game Seriously Take Very
As long as people are buying music, it's good for everybody. Chris Stapleton
Music Good People Long Everybody Buying
Country music is one of those places where we support each other and prop each other up. Chris Stapleton
Music Country Other Those Prop Support Country Music Up Where Places Each
I grew up in eastern Kentucky, and we would sing in the churches, and there's lots of good mountain church singers out there. Like a lot of folks who turn out to be secular music artists, that's a lot of the training you put in, whether you know it or not. Chris Stapleton
Music Good You Training Church Secular Churches Out Eastern Would Folks Put Like Know Sing Singers Lot Lots Up Mountain Artists Grew Whether Turn Who Kentucky
You always hope for the best when you put something out and try to make the best music you can make, but you can't control what happens after that. Chris Stapleton
Hope Music Best You Try Control Out Something Put Make Always After Happens
I've always been in touring bands in some capacity. Chris Stapleton
Some Touring Always Been Bands Capacity
It's such a strange marriage, a song and someone that sings it. When that works, it really works, and when it doesn't, it doesn't. Chris Stapleton
Strange Marriage Song Someone Sings Really Works
I always just try to write the best songs that I can at any given time, and sometimes those songs are for me, and sometimes they're for other people. And that's to be evaluated after the fact. Chris Stapleton
Time Best Me People Sometimes Try Other Those Given Fact Write Songs Always Any Any Given Time Just After
I like the old days when, if I wrote a song and I recorded it, it didn't mean somebody else couldn't record it. Chris Stapleton
Song Old Somebody Else Record Recorded Days Like Wrote Old Days Mean
I don't feel like songs should be hoarded. I don't feel like one's tainted if somebody else does it. That's the mark of artistry - take a song that's maybe even a really popular song and do it your own way. I think that's cool. Chris Stapleton
Song Somebody Own Think Mark Else Way Tainted Take Songs Feel Like Does Maybe Artistry Really Should Your Cool Popular Even
I like to fish. I collect pocketknives. I inherited a nice collection from my father and grandfather. Chris Stapleton
Father Nice Collect Collection Like Fish Grandfather Inherited
My favorite record of all time is Tom Petty's 'Wildflowers.' I hold it as the standard - in terms of sonics, sequencing, and songs. It shows that making a complete record is important, rather than just making a single. Chris Stapleton
Time Important Single Petty Complete Favorite Record All-Time Rather Songs Terms Making Than Just Hold Standard Sequencing Shows Tom
I get tired of people trying to dog out the radio for not playing this or that. There are lots of people who like what they play - otherwise, they wouldn't play it. Chris Stapleton
Tired People Dog Otherwise Out Like Lots Get Trying Who Radio Play Playing
Load more quotes

No more Chris Stapleton quotes

Haven't find the right quote? Try quotes from authors related to Chris Stapleton.

About
Site pages
Top Quotes
Authors
Today's birthdays
Copyright © Quotesia 2025