Quotes from Coy Bowles

Life is short, so there is no reason why you shouldn't live it to the fullest expression of yourself.

You're part of the problem or the solution. Solution means, in my opinion, to be taking extra time and energy in trying to give back to the world.

Sometimes I have a little social anxiety, and meeting people can be a challenge for me.

I like music that not only has a pop melody to it but is also deeply about something.

We pride ourselves on being great songwriters.

Songwriting is a big deal to me.

The coolest thing for me to do was listen to Pearl Jam's 'Ten,' Nirvana's 'Nevermind,' or Soundgarden and play along to it and think about how awesome it would be to be in one of those bands and be up on stage. When I'd close my eyes at 13 and dream of being in Pearl Jam or one of those bands, it was exactly like how it is now with the band I'm in.

I love kids, and I think I would be a great dad. I had great parents, and my mother and father are my best friends, so I'd have good examples to lead from.

We are all big Motown fans.

I've always been the type of person that thinks, 'If someone else can do it, so can I.'

We listen to so many different types of music, so it's easy for us to play a different genre or style and it be true to what we do.

My dad is basically my best friend. I'm that dude's spitting image and couldn't be more proud of that. They just don't come any better than my dad.

I'm just grateful. I'm grateful for my family, my wife, and our health. I'm grateful to be in a band of brothers that I love so, so, so much. I'm grateful that this magical combination of dudes makes music that people like and moves them.

If the people that love you are the people at your side on your last day, and there's not a soul in that room that has any bad words to say about you, well, I'd say Heaven awaits you, my friend.

I never thought we were a country band in the first place. I think we've gotten ourselves into a place where we don't underestimate our listeners and what potential there is for the music they've heard all their lives.

My dad has seen and done a lot. He comes from the hippie era where music and living life to the fullest is more important than stability and playing by the rules.

I can play in front of 30,000 people at Fenway and not be nervous at all. But I get really nervous in front of kids.

I'm grateful for being able to explore different avenues of my writing, whether it be music or stories, and it have an audience.

You can be as creative as you want to and build all these cool projects, but ultimately, if they're not successful and you don't have the business structure in place, everything will flop.

We try not to think that our listeners are one-track-minded people with the music they listen to.

Writing children's books all started out as a way for me to give back and make a difference.