When I came to Nashville, I was sort of experimenting with a new identity, experimenting with the country world and country writers. I realized I needed to take a step back from that, to be true to some of the music I’ve been doing over the years and to put that into the world before I move forward and redefine myself again. Chris Carmack Read Quote
It wasn’t until I became involved with ‘Nashville’ that I thought I had opportunities to record my music in a way that I would want to put it out into the world. Chris Carmack Read Quote
I’ve always been a fan of Buddy Guy as a guitarist, as well as Stevie Ray Vaughan and those blues guys. I’d say those are pretty big influences on me. Chris Carmack Read Quote
I’m a fan of Otis Redding. I’ve sat around trying to copy some of his phrasing and learn from him, but it kinda falls short. Chris Carmack Read Quote
I’ve been writing songs on little pieces of paper since I was a little kid, and it’s just always been something I’ve done. Chris Carmack Read Quote
I love how Hollywood still wants to perpetuate the myth that beaches in Southern California are warm at night. Chris Carmack Read Quote
I lived in a little shack in Santa Monica, and I was working on ‘The O.C.’ and when it started airing, I took my laundry down to the laundromat like I always had, and so many people along the two blocks I walked and in the laundromat stopped me and asked me for photographs. Chris Carmack Read Quote
I’m somebody who values anonymity – not just in terms of not wanting people to recognize me or wanting my privacy, but I value anonymity in conversation. Chris Carmack Read Quote
I thought, when I came to Nashville, I was going to hook up with some of the top country writers in town and write some country tunes. Chris Carmack Read Quote
