Quotes from Cole Swindell

I started to sing after high school, and I may have dreamed about being Randy Travis a time or two.

I went to a small high school in - down in south Georgia. Terrell Academy is the name of it.

My dad always believed in me. He was always kind of, 'All right, buddy, if that's what you want to do...' My mom was always more of a realist.

I just kind of go with what I am feeling and don't think I have any kind of recipe for it... I mean, that's what drew me into writing. It's fun, and sometimes you don't get a great song. Sometimes you do.

I've been able to experience so many things since I've had my record deal.

I had a publishing deal way before I had a record deal.

'You Should Be Here' came from a real place. I lost my father... it was right when I was getting my record deal. There's just been so many moments that he hasn't been here for. It's kind of the reason I wrote the song.

I always said, if I got a record deal, I'd want to record the best songs I could, whether I wrote them or not.

I'm hands-on with everything. I approve the designs of everything we do because that's my brand that people are buying. I want it to look good.

After I went to college, I realized that no matter how much I loved sports, I was ready to have fun, and that was right when I started to sing.

Sometimes, you want to write how you feel, but making people have fun, that's part of it, too.

I know how fortunate I am and my family are to be healthy.

I try to live every day and realize that there are so many folks working hard to try to get to where I am and how fortunate that I am.

Before I ever had my record deal, I just had a publishing deal over at Sony ATV. I had that title, 'Flatliner,' and just the idea of a girl stopping everybody's heart - just kind of a fun idea.

I always say, 'If it looks good on a T-shirt, it would probably be a pretty cool title or cool song.'

I want to be somebody, a person, first that people remember, but also, I want music that I release to still be around. I don't want it to just be cool for a second and be gone.

I've always wanted to release a song that could actually touch someone and help them through a tough time.

When something hits you, you better go with it.

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I want people to know that I appreciate every piece of music they buy and every concert ticket because that's what keeps this going. Knowing that people are coming to the shows and enjoying my music makes every long day worth it.

'You Should Be Here' set the tone that, 'Alright everybody, I want you to listen to this album.

We titled it, 'You Should Be Here,' for one, because just how special that song is, and I think it kind of sets the tone for this album. I've established that I like to have fun, but this is a little more than that - this album has got some fun stuff, but it's also got topics that I haven't gotten a chance to touch, and I'm so excited about it.

The fans are always wanting new music, and with as much as I love to write, I might as well give them the music while I've got it.

I'm just glad to be singing songs that touch people.