“If it takes you a year to cut a record, I don't know, you need to find something else to do. It really shouldn't take that long.” IfsKnowsNeedsYearsLongRecordsCutting Author:Jason Aldean
“My dad started teaching me how to play guitar when I was 13 years old. When he'd go to work, he'd map out guitar cords on a piece of notebook paper. I'd sit down and look at it every day and practice while he was gone.” YearsLooksPlayPracticeGonePiecesTeachingDadPaperDown AndGuitarMy DadMapsNotebookCords Author:Jason Aldean
“As a new artist, you come out, and there are so many other new artists. It seems like there's a whole wave of new artists that come along every year. In '05, I was part of the crop. It was a lot harder trying to set myself apart from the rest of the pack.” TryingYearsWholeSeemsArtistHarderWavePacksCropsNew Artists Author:Jason Aldean
“I would say, 'Go ask any couple that's been married for 30, 40, 50 years... It hasn't always been roses.'” YearsAsksCoupleMarriedRose Author:Jason Aldean
“For every album, I look at where I'm at in my career and think of a title that kind of represents that. And for me, 'Night Train' was kind of a metaphor for where things have gone, from being on one bus with 12 other guys, pulling a trailer my first few years on the road, to now. We're out here with six or seven buses and eight or nine semis.” ThinkingYearsFirstsLooksKindNightGuyCareersGoneSixTrainSevenMetaphorAlbumsEightNineTitlesBusPullingOther GuysTrailers Author:Jason Aldean
“I don't know if Nashville will ever be ousted as the Music City. But I also think that here, over the last few years, Georgia has definitely kind of risen to the top as far as the crop of young artists coming out of this area that are kind of making waves, you know?” IfsThinkingKnowsYearsKindLastsYoungArtistCitiesAreasWaveComing OutCropsGeorgiaRisenNashvilleYoung ArtistsMusic City Author:Jason Aldean
“I had a friend, Melissa, who was 28 years old. She was my best friend's wife, and she was my wife's best friend. She died of breast cancer. When she passed away back in 2004 was the last time I cried.” YearsLastsFriendshipWifeDiedCancerMy WifeBreastsCriedLast TimeMy Best FriendBreast CancerPassed AwayMelissa Author:Jason Aldean
