253 Quotes by Brad Paisley

To be a true artist, I have to be true to who I am now and write that way.

I have a very down-to-earth father. My wife is an actress and famous herself is more down-to-earth than anyone I know.

My life would be very puzzling to most people if they had to follow me around for a day or two.

Willie Nelson, out there 200 days a year, calls his band family. And it is.

I try to write like the writers I admire - I rip them off in form. It comes from George Strait and Merle Haggard records, and country music in general is really good at that, the twisted phrase... So Im always looking for that angle in my own work.

I have a to-do list and I have a farm I care for, and things I like to do for fun - going to movies and all that stuff. It's a painfully normal life!

I'm aware of the fact that a lot of talented people out there will never get this chance.

No one can make the album they made 10 years ago with a straight face. There are two reasons: one is you change as a person. To be a true artist, I have to be true to who I am now and write that way. And the second thing is these are different times.

I don't have, you know, an 'overcoming addiction' story, other than the guitar itself, and I haven't overcome that. I don't have a jail time, you know, story, or any arrests.