Quotes from Darius Rucker

I'm black because I was born this way. I'm proud of it. Thank God I am who I am.

I'm lucky my wife is a strong woman. She's one of the stronger people I've ever met. It's hard for me to be away, but I know my home life is fine because my wife is there.

The thing that really gets me about the game is I've never played two rounds that were anywhere close to being the same - ever. Even with the same golf course and setup, nothing is ever the same. I love that about golf.

Everybody wants to have a good time, especially at a concert. That's why everybody goes.

My family lives a pretty normal life.

One of the things that I'm dying to do is to sing the hook on a big rap song.

Ice Cube is doing so great. He went from being this hardcore gangster rapper to this actor now. He's doing children's movies and all this stuff - he's rocking it.

Billy Graham isn't about politics - Billy Graham is about God.

Every time I have a song that does well, that's a great feeling to have.

Great music will always rise to the top if you give it a chance.

Getting people to come play my 'Darius and Friends Show' was so easy because it's for St. Jude, and that's a great thing.

I grew up in South Carolina. A lot of what I remember back in the day is AM radio. When I was a kid, you could hear Stevie Wonder and Buck Owens on the same station. All the walls and lines between music were taken down for me.

I've known Tiger since he was 18. Tiger is a great guy. I am so happy for him right now.

We went to church every Sunday. When I was a kid, the only time I sang was around my family.

Remember the Stax label and how if you liked one record, you liked all the others as well? You don't talk to a lot of people who tell you how much they love their record label. I don't care how many records they sell.

I've played golf since I was fourteen. I like how no two rounds are ever the same. And I get to be out in nature... and hang out with my buddies.

It's hard to be married to me, and it was a lot harder when I was younger!

Hearing Radney Foster was big for me, like hearing Al Green or R.E.M. for the first time.

The worst thing for me when I go to a concert is a whole bunch of ballads. You get bored.

If my music career was my golf game, I'd be playing for about 26 people tonight somewhere.

You gotta love and learn and learn to live.

What I love about each album is the opportunity to expand on what we've done in the past - to push myself and the band creatively, vocally, and lyrically.

I love making music, and I love touring. I love that I get to wake up and play music. I don't like being away from my wife and kids.

I love Bob Dylan. 'Blood on the Tracks' is one of my top five records.