“I think great songs can come from anywhere and you constantly have to be able to look out for those. I think a lot of the times people will try too hard to write everything themselves and therefor miss out on great songs that way.” PeopleThinkingWayWritingTryingLooksHardAbleSongMissing Author:Jason Aldean
“There's a lot of people I'd love to work with at some point, but I think the song has to be the right thing. It has to be the right fit.” PeopleThinkingSongFitRight Thing Author:Jason Aldean
“I think my music is definitely country but it's got a little bit of that rock flair about it. I always try to find the things that everyday people deal with in their everyday lives and situations in the songs that I sing.” PeopleThinkingTryingLittlesCountrySongBitsDealsSituationRocksLittle BitMusic IsEverydayEveryday LifeFlair Author:Jason Aldean
“Typing in the name of a song and downloading the song you really have no connection with the artist at that point. So I think it is still important to have physical CDs and stuff like that.” ThinkingStillsImportantArtistSongNamesStuffConnectionsCdsTyping Author:Jason Aldean
“Country music in the mid-'90s was a big influence on my career, and I played all the songs that are referenced in '94' back in my club days. Joe Diffie was rocking a sick mullet, and he was hotter than ever... just putting out monster hit after monster hit. It totally takes me back to those days, and it makes me smile every time I hear it.” CountryBigsSongCareersInfluenceSickClubsMonstersTake MeHotterMake Me SmileTake Me BackMullets Author:Jason Aldean
“To me, a critic is someone who gets paid for their opinion, and they're entitled to that opinion but I don't really put a lot of stock into their opinion. I'm going to cut the kind of records and the kind of songs that I like, and the kind of things that I enjoy doing. If critics dig it, that's fine, if they don't, that's fine.” IfsKindSongEnjoyOpinionRecordsCuttingFinePaidCriticsEntitled Author:Jason Aldean
“Records are one thing, and obviously, without hit songs, you don't have the opportunity to do your shows. But my live show has always been my selling tool.” ShowsSongOpportunityRecordsOne ThingToolsSelling Author:Jason Aldean
“I grew up listening to all kinds of music, everything from country to rock, pop, R&B and even rap, so for me, music is music and a great song is a great song.” KindCountrySongRocksListeningGrewGrew UpMusic IsPopsRapAll Kinds Author:Jason Aldean
“Now one thing I think is really lame, is if you're an artist and you go to a karaoke bar and sing your own song. I like to get up there and sing stuff that I would never sing on stage anywhere else. Like Neil Diamond.” IfsThinkingArtistSongStuffOne ThingStageBarsGet UpDiamondLameKaraoke Author:Jason Aldean
“You have record companies that sign acts that they think are great, and then they never do anything. Acts that they don't think are really going to do much end up having a career. I don't think anyone really knows what it is that drives somebody to get on their computer and want to download a song.” ThinkingKnowsWantEndsSongCompanyCareersRecordsComputerRecord CompaniesDownloads Author:Jason Aldean
“After my first No. 1 song back in 2006, I worried I may never have another one.” FirstsMaySongWorried Author:Jason Aldean
“If you say, 'I'm going to cut this song because I know the teenagers are going to love it,' well, then you're going to alienate everybody else. When I cut my record, I'm just going to cut the things that I like, and whoever likes it, likes it. That's too much work to try to figure out the demographic. That's too much like a business.” IfsKnowsTryingWellsSongRecordsToo MuchCuttingFiguresLikesTeenagerDemographicsToo Much Work Author:Jason Aldean
“Gimme some of that you and me, Some of that way back when, A little bit of wild and free I wanna feel that again” WayFeelsLittlesCountrySongBitsLittle BitBack WhenWild And FreeCountry Love SongWay Back When Author:Jason Aldean
“She gets on you under your skin like a tattoo she'll always be there!” CountrySongSkinsTattooCountry Love Song Author:Jason Aldean
“My goal is that when the last song is over, and you're walking back to the parking lot, you're already on your phone searching to find the next show.” ShowsLastsSongNextGoalWalkingPhonesParkingParking LotLast Song Author:Jason Aldean
“You're not going to hear me singing songs about Wall Street because I don't know anything about that.” KnowsSongStreetsWallSingingSinging Songs Author:Jason Aldean
