136 Quotes by Dierks Bentley

You can't write about stuff you don't know about. You have to live it. You have to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. Live life to be a good songwriter.

Country music is always changing but the Opry is always there to serve as a lighthouse for what country music really is. The past, present and future is all encompassed by not only the physical structure of the building but also the radio show.

And if I want to get involved in choosing sides, I usually pick hockey or football.

No, as an artist, you have to be free to explore all the corners of your heart. There are no boundaries.

My dad and grandpa were in the army and as a country singer you're constantly playing at military bases all across the country and meeting soldiers and their families and hearing their stories.

I mean, the last thing I want to do is be involved in politics.

But as far as being an American and loving this country and getting a chance to travel across it every day and meeting people on the road and folks in the military, I love this country on so many different levels.

That's what I love about Nashville and the music community - seeing kids around acoustic music and bluegrass picking parties is the best.

When I was 13, I was just figuring out how to play 'Eruption,' poorly, by Eddie Van Halen.