25 Quotes by Tracy Lawrence

I'm like an old turtle these days. I don't run wide-open everywhere, but at the end of the day, I'll be where I'm supposed to be.

Things are always going to evolve and change. You might not always like the direction of it, but people's tastes change.

Fame and fortune and the interstate is great and fun, but it ain't life.

The group of guys I came up with in the 1990s were very innovative. I remember some of the older guys were complaining about how the music had changed, and they were being left behind. I didn't want to be one of those guys who sat around and complained because they weren't growing and evolving.

I always wanted to be in charge of my own career. I like having my own imprint.

If you just focus on making singles, you lose the personality of the record. Because everything is not meant to go to radio.

Everyone wants to be an arena act, and it's making country music evolve. People are cutting things more for that arena environment. But who's to say that that is a sign of any more of a successful career than what James Taylor has been able to do, when he still comes and plays the Ryman every two years?

I've never been one to stay in a complacent place where I just let the grass grow around me.

Performing live is a part of who I am.