Nobody deserves to be bullied.

Life's too short to hold grudges.

I grew up without a father figure.

I'm a role model to a lot of kids.

I'm definitely gonna be an outcast.

That's what country music is: real.

Growing up, I never had a steady home.

I have lots of tattoos and am biracial.

I try to stay away from all negativity.

It kind of feels cool to be the outsider.

I've had a good-size fan base for a while.

Radio got behind me, and I'm very thankful for it.

I just feel like I have a chance to be a role model now.

You can't hold a grudge against anybody; you gotta let it go.

A die-hard country fan, they're not going to a Drake concert.

My tattoos... I'd be in the Army right now if I hadn't got 'em.

It can beat an artist down when people say bad things about you.

I feel like I have my loved ones, but I have a lot of haters, too.

I used to isolate myself and be in my room by myself all the time.

Be a good person. The best person you can be. That's what matters.

I try to focus on my fans, who I know have been there since day one.

My fans have always been supportive and have always been there for me.

A lot of people that only like country music, they're not fans of mine.

Matt McGinn and Taylor Phillips played a big part in getting me where I am.

Chris Young was a big influence of mine, and he's one of my good friends now.

I just want people to know that they can make it through hard times like I did.

Everybody's got high expectations for me. I just don't want to let anybody down.

Music has been a huge part of my life, and I feel like it's a part of everyone's.

My mom was so good at hiding the bad in life that I thought all of life was good.

I feel like I'm just trying to pave my own lane and just kind of make my own sound.

Hopefully I can help kids, and they can end up being stronger in the long run, too.

My fans are so loyal to me, and it's an amazing feeling to have everyone support me.

I still feel like an outcast on the inside, but it doesn't bother me anymore at all.

I'm not a mean person, so it kind of hurts when people are mean to me, but that's life.

I got bullied so much growing up for being a different color in a majority white school.

Once I got to high school and hit my growth spurt, nobody really messed with me anymore.

In country radio, everybody has such a connection and a bond. So you've got to meet them.

You put my voice on R&B melodies, on top of a real country band, and the sky's the limit.

We lived in eight or nine different houses and six or seven different apartments growing up.

If you come to my shows, there's all kinds of different races, all kinds of different people.

My nana is a real life mentor, and so is Brad Paisley and a few other idols in country music.

I feel like everybody has a dream, so why not try and help everybody to accomplish that dream.

My team and my fans are going to keep growing and getting better and making a name for ourselves.

I just want people to know that I'm a good person, and I'm not a thug like everybody thinks I am.

The thing people see about me is my tattoos more than anything, but the color aspect does not help.

I always like to appreciate any achievement but then try and figure out how to top that the next time.

In the first game I ever played in high school, I had a pick-six for a touchdown. That was a fun memory.

I was working at Lowes and Target, then FedEx, and still did not have enough money to pay rent on my own.

I just want to help people, especially with the platform I'm on. I try and help people as much as possible.

I could help a lot of people's kids that are going through racism or getting bullied. That's what I wanna do.

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