Zitat des Tages von Brad Paisley:
As a guitar player, it's harder for me to impress somebody than it is to write a song that they like.
I've been on the road I think probably three years.
There's something about being out here on the road that the hours aren't anything like what you're used to when you're at home.
A hat has to be shaped to a person's face so it fights just right. It has to be done right. If you put my hat on, with my shape, you'd look like an idiot. If the bill is too high or too saggy, you look like a European tourist going to their first country concert.
At certain times in your life, some things are heavier than others.
I'm sure there are a few things in my CD collection that might surprise people. I like classical music, the blues, and I'm a big fan of alternative rock.
If you're really on top, you probably didn't do that great, 'cause you have to water it down a bit for it to get that mass appeal.
If there's a song where there's a possibility of guitar stuff that would be fun to listen to, go for it. Don't worry about what anybody thinks.
I like comedy.
My life would be very puzzling to most people if they had to follow me around for a day or two.
When you fall in love, you don't have a whole lot of time. But when it comes to a heartache, all of the sudden you have time on your hands, and it's an outlet for you to write.
I don't stare at a sheet of paper and try to think of a good word to use. I try to see where the story should go.
If a little kid picks up Guitar Hero and learns 'Smoke On The Water,' he soon finds out that if he wants the chicks to look at him, he'd better learn it on the guitar!
I've heard my share of Van Halen. I never liked rock.
By no means do I try to go out and hang out with famous people.
Out in Hollywood, you get the feeling when people are talking to you, that they are looking right past you - like they're looking to see who else they can talk to.
Some of the worst selfies I've ever seen are at Auschwitz or Ground Zero.
I don't think I'm influencing younger artists - they're not trying to be me. But I don't say that in bitterness. I say that with realism.
When you got something you gotta do in your career, you do it. When you get home, and there's work to be done, you do that. It's all about balance.
I don't want to do risky. I want to do important. And lovable. Important and lovable.
Willie Nelson, out there 200 days a year, calls his band family. And it is.
Anytime you do something from the heart, people just know it.
I'm aware of the fact that a lot of talented people out there will never get this chance.
You look out there and there's people that, their day is changed because of your contribution to it.
I'm done with rules that are there just to be rules.
Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.
The nice thing about the world that I've been able to inhabit for the last couple of years is that I'm given a lot of freedom. Not all artists really get that.
My father's a firefighter. He was my whole life. And my brother-in-law and several family members are firefighters.
I like it when two sounds complement each other but are way different on a record.
Alison Krauss is definitely my favorite singer that's ever lived. I've never heard anyone like her.
Guitar playing isn't really for everybody.
Here's the problem with talking about who I voted for. If I say I voted for Romney, then everybody's like, 'Of course.' If I say I voted for Obama, everybody's like, 'Of course.' And then I'm no longer the guy you can't figure out.
Life isn't always black and white. You're not always sure you're right. At least I'm not.
I'm not a person you can figure out in one month. And you can't listen to one song and say, 'That's who he is.'
That was my trick. I interned a lot.
I don't think I've changed anything in the country format whatsoever. But I'm not worried about it. I've found my place in it.