Quotes About Music

I'm a huge Top 40 lover.

Fashion is my lover on the side, but I am married to music.

My parents are both music lovers; they are not musicians.

I write music people enjoy playing and listening to, and I have a group that loves playing the music.

This nation loves singing and loves acting.

My passion for music is one of my greatest loves.

I want people to say about me, 'I know he's making music because he loves it.'

The world loves the 1950s.

I was one of those annoying kids that loves singing and entertaining.

I grew up loving Vince Gill. That guy sounds just like his record - or better than his record. I've always been such a fan.

It's a very hard industry, and it's very cold. It's loving for when you have a hit record, but when you don't have anything going on, there's really not much support.

I don't know a high C from a low C.

I think we're in a very low point of music right now.

I'm always loyal to how I understand music, how I want to present myself, how I understand my job.

I have declared my loyalty to Americana.

I don't really feel the loyalty to any particular genre. To be completely honest, I'm an R&B singer because I'm black and I sing.

Actually, for 'Family & Loyalty' I wanted Drake on the track but he was about to go on tour for his Scorpion album, so timewise it wasn't going to work.

Every song I've written is luck, I think; it's luck - 'How did that just happen?'

I feel like I've had a fantastic life and career with music, and I've worked very hard, but maybe I've had a bit of luck along the way.

I'm alive. I have my music; I have my children. I am the luckiest man.

I am lucky to live in Austin, so I can enjoy the live music.

Ragtime was my lullaby.

I wrote 'Criminal' in 45 minutes when everyone else went to lunch because I had to have a hit. I can force myself to do the work, but only if someone is right up behind me.

I have to say, I have an affinity for Bossanova. It's very warm-sounding to me - lush and simple. I like that.