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My whole back's tattooed. I just wanted a twist. I was always in punk bands when I was little... I think that's where the tie comes from.
I like writing about places, about people and environments. When I create a world, it lets me go in and define the details of that world.
I'm used to packing up and leaving, to condensing myself into a digestible version because people don't have much time to get to know me.
But in my weakness, my God is strong. When I was reckless, His reckless love chased me down and brought healing that I never experienced.
I feel very grateful that I have never had to be or ever chosen to be or accidentally found myself to be in the space of the other woman.
The thing is, my life is a country song. I don't need to be manufactured, and I don't need anyone to tell me what to say or what to sing.
Singing still brings me tremendous joy, the reception you get and you never know what people are going to share with you after the event.
As important as it is to keep picking yourself up and brushing yourself off, it's also important to stop tripping over your own two feet.
It's curious the way we get nostalgic for some hoped-for thing that never happened, as if something that never happened were in the past.
You spend 90% of your adult life hoping for a long rest and the last 10% trying to convince the Lord that you're actually not that tired.
Man, in his sensitivity, does not give names to animals he intends to eat but goes on giving names to children he intends to send to war.
There are many experts on how things have been done up to now. If you think something could use a little improvement, you are the expert.
I see dancehall reggae and hip-hop as fused together, When I was a kid, they were the two kinds of music that spoke to me and said 'Move!
Everytime we've had a misstep, rather than freaking out and not being able to recover, we've always looked to what's the next thing to do.
When somebody gives their testimony or tells their story, the next person can be motivated or inspired by it. That's all I'm trying to do.
I feel like Im able to relate to all races of people because when you learn to tap into the raw emotion of a person, that goes past color.
I've got my head screwed on in the right direction, for the most part. It may be turned a little bit to the left, but we're getting there.
Maybe I'll never get the Grammy. But maybe I will get things that are worth much, much more than any Grammy which could stand on my shelf.
I hear so many of the young people today sing and I think they have a good voice, yet I wonder if they'll ever know that they sound alike.
I love Nashville, and I love the South, but on a professional level, I had started feeling smothered by the Nashville way of doing things.
To be fair, I did come out of nowhere. 'Ghost' was the first song I ever did in a studio, my first time ever cutting a professional vocal.
Food is meant to be used as fuel for our bodies. If you're using it for any other reasons, take a step back and ask yourself, 'What's up.'
Spiders don't chew. They send a special liquid into their prey. The prey's insides turn to mush. Then the spider sucks up its tasty lunch!
That's what's wrong with the people in this world; they believe they can do well by just getting by when they need to aim for the highest.
Things that Never Cross a Mans Mind is probably one of my favorite upbeat tempo songs because it is just a sassy song, and its a fun song.
Life is real, reality is not a dream. Those who chose to sleep...I wake em up, Cause you're sleepin with your mouth open hummin deez nuts.
I'm not a girl who started getting into music and using my femininity to get attention. When I was getting into it, it was all pure skill.
Be the master of your fate, be the captain of your soul, but do not hesitate, should the chance befall you, to be the slave of your heart.
What we have earned by the sweat of our brow, we defend with pride. What we have gained by the accident of birth, we guard with prejudice.
The Urban Literate Southern California Sub-Group of the Early Atomic Period has not yet produced a distinct body of folk music of its own.
I see dancehall reggae and hip-hop as fused together, When I was a kid, they were the two kinds of music that spoke to me and said 'Move!'
Jesus was treated on the cross as if He lived our life, so by grace we could be treated as if we lived His life. Hallelujah what a Savior!
Nobody makes me do anything I don't want to do. It's my decision. So the biggest devil is me. I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy.
The reason I don't tweet as much as I used to, is because I'm sick of all the useless opinions and hate that I get daily. Goodbye Twitter.
Life's greatest tragedy is not that it will someday end, but that most only live to follow directions and sometimes we end up totally lost.
Love is not only blind, but a fool, a stumbling mess falling backwards through showroom doors into atmospheres unwelcoming of his presence.
I feel like I'm able to relate to all races of people because when you learn to tap into the raw emotion of a person, that goes past color.
I don't know if I'll ever get used to hearing my name being mentioned alongside all these other legendary artists that have come before me.
If I were a weaker man, I would have quit. Something is testing me, I'm not a religious man, so I'm not going to throw the God word around.
Tim [Omundson] is just so wonderfully delicious. He has the sexiest beard on television. He's such a fabulous actor, and a great character.
Anybody who tells you to have a fallback plan are people who had a fallback plan, didn’t follow their dreams, and don’t want you to either.
Every now and then you have like a realization moment where you get goosebumps and think, “I am literally the luckiest person in the world.
I just want to say I've been lucky enough to travel all over the world and every time I come back to Manchester I'm addicted to this place.
I had my first kiss when I was 11, but I think I've blocked it out of my mind because it was so bad. I'm not even sure it counts as a kiss.
I like Feist's music because it's really smart, but it's really free and soulful at the same time. Sometimes you only get one or the other.
I like for it to be mountain music or old-time country music or traditional bluegrass. Either one will fit me. It's traditional, basically.
Do not ask that your kids live up to your expectations. Let your kids be who they are, and your expectations will be in breathless pursuit.
Be it human or animal, touch is a life-giving thing. Has anyone ever had a stroke or a heart attack while cozied up with a pet? I doubt it.
There is a lesson we learn early and harmlessly, or late and traumatically - that there are things we can break that our parents can't fix.
In 2012 the best venue I played was Union Chapel in London. It's a beautiful room, the sound is exceptional, and they treated us very well.