103 Quotes by Chris Stapleton

My dad was a very straight arrow, prayed-at-every-meal kind of guy.

Music is not a game to me. I take it very seriously.

I'm always trying to do as many different things as I can, just so when one is not doing so hot, maybe the other is still there.

I can only be me. I have a hard time being a chameleon as a singer.

I always just try to write the best songs that I can at any given time, and sometimes those songs are for me, and sometimes they're for other people. And that's to be evaluated after the fact.

I always tell people, 'The music's free. I get paid to travel.'

I think the path is different for everybody. Go after the doors that are open to you. That has always been my motto getting into the music business. Do the things that seem to be good opportunities and work hard at it. Try to make good decisions and be nice. Hopefully all of that will pay off at some point.

I was born in Fayette County, over in Lexington, Kentucky, but I was raised most of my life in Paintsville.

I went to college a little bit, and that didn't work out, and I didn't finish. So, I would play in bars until I ran out of money, and then I'd get a real job.