Quotes from Cole Swindell

My first album, I had to write everything. Nobody was going to send me stuff just because I had a little success.

I'm not very patient.

It was an incredible experience performing for the members and attendees at the Diamond Resorts Invitational; it was such an impressive event, and I was honored to be a part of it.

I started performing in college, but I wasn't writing a lot.

I remember this song by Clay Walker that came out in the '90s called 'This Woman and This Man,' and it was about breaking up, loss, the pain of moving on, and my parents were just getting divorced at the time, so I listened to it over and over again.

I always say I broke my mom's heart when I left. I don't know if that's what any mom wants for her kid, just thinking about how hard it is trying to make it in this business.

That's where it all started for me, in clubs and bars, and I don't ever wanna outgrow that.

I wanna have the coolest merch.

All I've ever wanted is a nice truck, and that's what I got.

I was a business major, but the more I played music and the more I got into songwriting, I realized this is what I loved, but I kept asking myself, 'Is this what I'm supposed to do - move to Nashville?'

I get plenty of credit out on the road.

I want to do this for a long time; I want people to be saying, 'What is he doing still playing in clubs?'

Having Dierks Bentley on a song is one of the coolest things I've ever gotten to experience. For one, him agreeing to do a song with me but two, getting to share that moment in the studio.

I always loved country music. But I didn't even know I could sing. I just knew I loved the music.

We need to take care of people that are out there busting their butts trying to make it; that's what everyone's done for me.

Taking care of the people who take care of you - that's how I was raised and how I like to do things.

I like my buddies to come out to shows on weekends, but they hardly ever get to any.

When you find what you love, and you find people that will support you, you're living the dream whatever you do.

You don't have a voice yet when you first come out. So even though I knew I had some deeper songs, my first album had to be about the tempo and the fun.

It's just crazy to have a dream - have a plan - and then it all just kind of comes true. To me, that proves that you have to have a vision first.

If one person feels the way I felt when I first fell in love with country music, then I'm doing my job.

That's why I fell in love with country music: it made me feel something.

Every single day I wrote a song, I was hoping somebody like Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean or whoever would record the song. It's tough to do because there are so many great songwriters in Nashville, and I was lucky enough to get some songs recorded before I got my record deal.

To do what I love every day and have the support of the fans, it does not happen like this all the time, so it is important to be thankful... I know it doesn't last forever, and we have to get it while we can.