For every single show you do, make sure you go out and literally try to beat what you did the day before. It’s something that you can incorporate into everything you do. If you’re constantly trying to beat your best, over time it will help you grow. Chris Young Read Quote
My biggest ritual is writing at home more than on the road. I do very little writing on the road. Actually, it’s funny to bring this into it, but one thing I always do is have a cup of coffee. I drink the most coffee when I’m writing songs. Chris Young Read Quote
The only thing I want to be known as is a country singer. I want people to hear it and go, ‘That’s country!’ Chris Young Read Quote
If you were to ask me when I was 17 if I was mad because I didn’t have a deal, I would have probably said, ‘Yeah.’ Now I’m so glad I got it when I got it. People tell you to be patient and wait. Patience is not a virtue of mine, but I think everything definitely happened the right way for me. Chris Young Read Quote
Any time I’m trying to find that groove on a big tempo song, I go back and listen to some Aerosmith records. ‘Love in an Elevator,’ ‘Rag Doll,’ all that stuff was really great music. It’s something that I still dig and go back and listen to. Chris Young Read Quote
Finding new books to read and relaxing is what I enjoy when I do have some time to spend on my own. Chris Young Read Quote
For awhile there, I kind of hit the plateau. Anytime you do that as an artist, one of two things can happen… you’re either going to start to fall back off, or you’re gonna start to rise. Chris Young Read Quote
It’s amazing to me how often the answer to making something sound better is to play something less. Chris Young Read Quote
My standing gig in college was playing the El Chico patio on Murfreesboro Road. I got $100, tips, and free quesadillas. Chris Young Read Quote
