Quotes from Blake Shelton

My favorite television show has changed throughout the years. I used to think 'Married... With Children' was really funny. But now that I've gotten older, it's 'The Golden Girls,' believe it or not. That shows kills me.

My fans are the best; I love hanging with them.

I can't tell you what genre Maroon 5 is in. I don't know if they're rock or pop or alternative. I don't know what they are. I have a hard time separating that stuff. I just know what I like when I hear it.

I grew up listening to 1980s country music, mostly. Early '90s. That time period was my favorite.

Country music has to evolve in order to survive.

If we had known our love would come to this we could have saved our hearts the hurt of wasted years.

I love Cee Lo, but I avoid him when he's holding that smelly cat.

I can't say that I've ever actually got on a horse and roped a cow, no.

I'd love to have a big old hug with Richard Simmons.

Cee Lo is the coolest human being I have ever met in my life.

Maroon 5 are worldwide stars.

I think the worst thing you can do is blend in. Why would you ever want to blend in?

In country music, one of the ways we may have gone wrong in the past is trying to be politically correct all the time.

Come a little closer, love the way you look tonight My eyes are the only thing I don't wanna take off of you

I'm a huge Joe Nichols fan, and he put this song out an album called 'Real Things.' I was excited for Joe when I heard it, thinking 'that will easily be Joe Nichols' career song.' I was even more excited when they got out of that album and they never released it as a single, because then I was like, 'Now that's gonna be my career single.'

I lost my brother in a car wreck when I was 14 years old. When I decided I wanted to be a country singer, my dad always told me, 'Son, you should write a song about your brother.'

Some beach, somewhere. There's a big umbrella casting shade over an empty chair. Palm trees are growin' and a warm breeze a blowing. I picture myself right there, on some beach, somewhere.

I love to deer hunt and fish and drive down the back roads in my truck. All those things basically equal freedom to me - and not having to return that message or call from my record company or management. At some point, I need to recharge.

When I think about the songs I might record, I ask myself, 'Can I picture anybody I know back home sitting in their truck cranking this up?'

I think you have to be willing to take a bullet for somebody if you're going to stand up there, take your vows, and be married to them for the rest of your life.

I've burned the trash a few times and it got away from me. I've caught the yard on fire. I've burnt up some acreage and had to call the fire department a couple of times.

I do know a good singer when I hear one.

What you need to know about me is that I always just wanted to be a country singer. I didn't choose the path of television or being on magazine covers.

People are scrambling to figure out how they can prolong the life of an album. But as long as the shelf space continues to shrink at retail, there's just no room for them anymore... which is fine with me! I would love to be the next person in country to just release digital singles, but I think we're probably a little ways from that.