My earliest memories of music are probably my dad listening to a bunch of outlaw country, but also old R&B and Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin. But, you know, I had rock phases and liked more modern R&B acts. I’ve always listened to all kinds of music, and I like all kinds of music. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
There are great songs out there, and if I love them, and I know them, I’m going to sing them just because that’s what songs are for. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
I was born in Fayette County, over in Lexington, Kentucky, but I was raised most of my life in Paintsville. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
It is a really interesting to hear yourself on the radio. I’ve gotten to hear myself in different capacities. I’ve heard myself on Sirius XM on the bluegrass channels, and on WSM and other places. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
A lot of great bluegrass comes out of Kentucky. There’s a lot of great music, like the Judds, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ricky Skaggs, and Keith Whitley. There’s a lot of bluegrass intertwined with country music. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
The goal is always just to write the best song that you can write. I mean, the process for writing a song is the process for writing a song. It’s not something I look at it as something I need to do something different. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
I don’t look at family and what I do for a living as separate things. They’re all kind of one thing, and this is part of their life just like it’s part of mine. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
I went to college a little bit, and that didn’t work out, and I didn’t finish. So, I would play in bars until I ran out of money, and then I’d get a real job. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
I like songs that make me feel tough. Like ‘Back in Black.’ You want to hear it again and get in a fight. Chris Stapleton Read Quote
