Quotes from Coy Bowles

We can be whatever we want to be. We can be a country band if we need to be. We can be a rock band if we need to be.

My mother is very good at sewing and makes wonderful quilts.

We never think about how many awards we've won. We just want to make the best music we can.

There is an idea that at some point in your career, you 'make it.' I understand the theory of 'making it.' I don't exactly think that it's the best way to look at it.

I got into writing short stories and blogs while on the road.

I've really learned a lot from Zac Brown over the years. He is someone that I consider to be one of my best friends, and besides my parents, he has taught me more than anyone else. Zac is, by nature, a giving and understanding person.

The recipe to our success is that you have a bunch of different guys who listen to a lot of different music.

I believe 99% of success is never giving up.

I don't usually suggest going into something you cannot do, but sometimes you gotta jump in and land on your feet.

I basically am the only musician in my family. My aunt plays a little piano, but that's about it. My dad's mother painted and was actually good at it. I do not come from a long line of musicians, though.

The tour is like our bread and butter. You don't really get to experience the band unless you see us live.

I learned real fast that you need to have a plan of action when changing diapers, or it can get dicey fast.

Pearl Jam's 'Alive' is the reason I started to play music.

One of my favorite guitar players and musicians is a guy named Jimmy Herring.

I taught guitar lessons for a long time for a living before I got on the road. I really enjoyed hanging out with kids, talking about music with them, and trying to influence them in a positive way.

My mom used to cut out articles from the 'Atlanta Journal Constitution' when I was in high school. She would either give them to me to read or she would post them on the fridge. These articles would usually be stories of someone inventing something, breaking records, or achieving some kind of success.

If you feel like you have no other option in life but to follow your musical path, then do it. If you are talented and focus all your energy on becoming better and furthering your career and never give up, something will happen. I'm not sure what will happen, but it is guaranteed that you will do more than if you didn't do all that.

The 'Will Powers' story is like my life to a certain degree.

Stylistically, we do so many different things.

I made a promise to be as creative as I could, even outside of music.

You don't realize how beautiful an idea is until you do it with other people. There's this really shimmery, awesome thing when you start finishing a song - where the song just starts writing itself.

I firmly believe if you start something, you should finish it.

If you never give up and you strive hard and focus on every move like a chess game, you will make it. I believe that wholeheartedly.

I'm so grateful to have been raised on love and to be so in love with my wife.