60 Quotes by Bobby Bones

I worked in every format - pop, hip-hop, and alternative. I did a national sports show. When I finally got to decide what I wanted to do, country, to me, is the most authentic. I grew up on country music my whole life.

I won because I was the people's favorite dancer, and that's what I work with these Idols on. There have been 1,000 singers before you that are as good or better than you, but you're not trying to be the best singer ever. You're trying to be the people's favorite singer.

The radio show is absolutely the most important thing. It always comes first.

I'm a decent writer, barely a decent guitar player, and a terrible singer.

I fail at things all the time. I'm always being told no. I just get back up and try again.

I don't have a real life. I just work all the time.

I have friends that are reps and run labels, but I don't like to get into that world. I just like to pick what I like with my ears and play it for no other reason, not because of the label or the rep.

I've been doing stand-up since I was 19. There have been times I've had to step away because of my schedule, but now I'm able to go out and do theaters and not smoky little bars.

I've built a career on the survival skill I honed early on: being a smart aleck who is good with a fast comeback.