115 Quotes by Josh Turner

I grew up like a lot of country boys and girls do – amongst the pine trees, dirt roads, farms, mules and people who were real.

Position yourself above the fray, and prospects will be far more approachable than when you’re just another me-too competitor in a crowded sea.

I’ve found throughout the years that I needed a place where I can go with no TV, no computer, no phone and just have no distractions and just be able to sit and think and just not be disturbed.

Singing allowed me to express myself in ways that I wouldn’t be able to do otherwise.

I care about my legacy that I’m leaving, not only for my fans, but for my wife and my children and my grandchildren. I want them to look back and say, ‘He did it right and he stood up for what is right.’

Don’t let your children take priority over your marriage and your work and everything else.

I was trying to learn how to deal with the freedom that I had away from home for the first time. ‘Long Black Train,’ the song and the album, are very special to me. It was just one of those things that I felt like God gave to me for a purpose, and I’ve been out here promoting that purpose.

I remember those days right after I graduated from college. All I had to do was wake up in the morning and think about writing songs. It’s not like that anymore, needless to say.

My granddaddy on my momma’s side, he was a romantic. He loved love songs. Every Valentine’s Day, I remember him buying a red carnation for my grandmomma, my momma and my sister. That was something you could count on every year.