50 Chris Stapleton Quotes for You to Enjoy

Chris Stapleton

American Musician

Born: Apr 15, 1978

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I was a car salesman, if you can believe it. Chris Stapleton

You Car Believe Salesman

I didn't know they would pay you money to sit in a room and write songs for other people. I always thought that George Strait was singing a song, he made it up, and that was the end of it. But the instant I found that out, that that could be a job, I thought, 'That's the job for me. I gotta figure out how to do that.' Chris Stapleton

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I can pass myself off as a 'Duck Dynasty' impersonator a lot. Chris Stapleton

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I moved to Nashville to be a songwriter. I found out that was a job, that someone would pay you to sit in a room with a guitar and make up songs! It is the greatest job in the world. I wrote three or four songs a day. That's what I lived for. Chris Stapleton

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It's man's work. My dad was gone at 4:30 in the morning and home at 8 at night, and he worked underground, and the last mine he worked in was 26 inches high in a lot of places. He liked the engineering of it - he liked the moving the earth and being able to extract something and put it back for reclamation. He enjoyed the whole process. 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. Chris Stapleton

Club Down Top He Feel Like Dude Front Want Row

I think, at some point, all of us - I'm gonna speak personally, not for everybody else - you're gonna feel like a one-trick pony, and you might even be a one-trick pony. But at some point, if it's a really good trick, everybody's still gonna appreciate it. Chris Stapleton

My earliest memories of music are probably my dad listening to a bunch of outlaw country, but also old R&B and Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin. But, you know, I had rock phases and liked more modern R&B acts. I've always listened to all kinds of music, and I like all kinds of music. Chris Stapleton

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I don't look at it as mainstream country versus outsider. Chris Stapleton

Country Outsider Mainstream Look Versus

I don't know that my voice ever makes sense anywhere, necessarily. I would sing bluegrass music, and I don't fit in there; I would sing rock music, and I'm probably a little too hillbilly for that. And country, I'm too much rock n' roll for there sometimes. Chris Stapleton

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Everybody gets through a phase where it's, 'Ah, if I could just sound just like Vince Gill.' Then you figure out that you have your own voice, whether you like it or not, and that's what you should stick with. Chris Stapleton

The first time you listen to someone else's interpretation of what you've created, it's a little unnerving. They'll change lyrics or something almost every time. That's them being an artist, and you appreciate it more over time. Chris Stapleton

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If I have a talent, it lies in the creative process. Chris Stapleton

Creative Creative Process Lies Talent Process

College didn't stick, so I worked odd jobs, but I've always written songs and played music. I actually met a guy who was a songwriter, which I didn't realize was a real job. Chris Stapleton

I think it's OK if somebody likes my music and likes Sam Hunt's music, too. And I think if we're both selling records, it's good for everybody. I think it allows other records to get made. Chris Stapleton

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Anybody who has ever played in bars has played 'Keep Your Hands to Yourself.' It's a monumental piece of rock & roll. It makes you feel exactly like rock & roll is supposed to make you feel. Chris Stapleton

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. Chris Stapleton

If you go in RCA A, you'll realize that it's not just a Nashville thing. It's a studio that belongs to music. Chris Stapleton

Music You Studio Nashville Go Just Realize Thing Belongs

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