“That's the best way to feed the human mind. That's how Bob Marley did it. He never put it in your face. After you got the groove, you were just singing the hooks, because you thought it was cool.” WayMindHumansFacesSingingBest WayHuman MindYour FaceBobHookGrooveMarley Author:Wyclef Jean
“I'll work to maintain my work ethic out on the road, playing my shows, giving 110%, keeping God first, my family second, and treating my fans like royalty.” GivingFirstsShowsFansEthicsMy FamilyWork EthicRoyaltyGod First Author:Aaron Watson
“It's really helped a ton in the sense that we get to reach people who don't normally know our music. At least once a night at a show someone will come up to the merch table after the show and say they've never heard of me but they saw me on Troubadour, TX, and it reminds me that I'm not Elvis and anything I can do to get my name out there is beneficial in every way.” PeopleKnowsWayI CanShowsNightNamesCan DoSawsHeardTablesCome UpBeneficialTroubadours Author:Cody Johnson
“I don't like reality TV as far as it being scripted and not being true reality.” RealityTvsBeing TrueReality TvTrue Reality Author:Cody Johnson
“I don't know about one moment that has pivoted my career. I do know that one thing that hit me and made me take a few steps back was a year at Steamboat.” KnowsYearsMadeMomentsStepsCareersOne ThingSteamboats Author:Cody Johnson
“When we got to Steamboat, we were on that big stage at five in the afternoon, and it was almost at capacity. I told my guys 'no matter what we've done to get to this point, no matter what lows, what highs, right now we are here and we've got a point to prove." It was probably one of my most memorable performances thus far.” MatterDoneBigsGuyFiveStageRight NowProveLowsCapacityPerformancesNo Matter WhatMemorableAfternoonProve ItMost MemorableSteamboats Author:Cody Johnson
“My album was recorded in Nashville. It used to be all about "We're from Texas, forget Nashville," well you'll never hear me say that. Nashville isn't bad as long as you're true to yourself.” WellsLongUsedForgetAlbumsUsed To BeTexasTrue To YourselfNashville Author:Cody Johnson
“Athens, much like Austin, is a difficult music scene. There are so many musicians there that it is hard to get gigs and hard for people to take you seriously.” PeopleHardDifficultSceneMusicianGigsAthensAustin Author:Corey Smith
“If you're true to yourself, it doesn't matter where you record your music or where you say you're from. I am an artist from Texas, proud to be from Texas, but I play my own kind of music, my brand of country music.” IfsKindCountryMatterPlayArtistMy OwnRecordsProudBrandsTexasTrue To Yourself Author:Cody Johnson
“I think my brand of country music is that's been influenced by not just the rough-stock rodeo side or Ted Nugent's "let's get crazy style", but also the stand-up and sing style's like George Strait and Merle Haggard, and also the wild side of Chris Ledoux” ThinkingCountrySidesCrazyStyleMusic IsBrandsRoughRodeoHaggardWild Side Author:Cody Johnson