I’ve always believed you should sing songs you can really put yourself into. I think the emotion you put into it is just as important as singing the notes. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
I don’t ever view myself as a straight country act, and I don’t think the straight country acts view me as a straight country act, either – but I certainly belong to them. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
College didn’t stick, so I worked odd jobs, but I’ve always written songs and played music. I actually met a guy who was a songwriter, which I didn’t realize was a real job. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
My dad could hold a tune. He wasn’t necessarily a singer, but he did love music, and he listened to it quite loud in the car. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
The curse of being a songwriter is that’s you’re always at work. I could look out the window right now and see something that would make me want to write. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
Whether you like modern incarnations of what country radio hits are, or you like what I’m doing, or you like something really off in folk, poetry Americana land, it’s all just music, man. If you like one of them, great – go buy it. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
I like all kinds of music. But I would rather people stop caring about lines. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
I think it’s OK if somebody likes my music and likes Sam Hunt’s music, too. And I think if we’re both selling records, it’s good for everybody. I think it allows other records to get made. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
I’m gonna keep making music that hopefully I think is good, and whatever comes out of that, that will be fine with me. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
