41 Quotes by Frankie Ballard

Life is relationships and what we're trying to do together. And please, that's what people have been singing about forever. That's what the blues is all about - the good, the bad, the fun, all of it - that lies there in between a man and a woman.

I've always expressed myself on guitar, and so I look at it as another voice that is available to say what you need to say.

Some people are songwriters, and some people are just recording artists. I'm both. I write and record.

'You'll Accomp'ny Me' is a song I've always really cherished. The guy in that song is just so courageous. He's saying this to the girl, 'I know you've got to go do your thing, but eventually, we'll be together. I feel that strong, and I know it in my soul.' And there's something really cool about that.

I definitely respect the men and women who came before me and how much those people gave to me musically.

I started off as a bar band. We played ZZ Top, Bob Seger, Waylon Jennings, the Rolling Stones - everything and anything people wanted to hear. You're not really selling yourself back then; you're selling beer.

Are you really into pop? Are you really into old country? Blues? If you're not honest about your influences, then things don't sound as real as they can be. They're not as sharp a cheddar cheese as they can be. And I'm trying to be the sharpest cheddar I can be.

I've always been a band guy. That's my wheelhouse. That's what I do.

That's what music-making is: a dialogue.