I really love something that’s strong vocally and a little more difficult to sing because it’s fun. Chris Young Read Quote
The only piece of advice I’ve ever given anybody is learn to write songs and write as many songs as you can. Because it’s never gonna hurt, and when you run into that problem of, ‘God, I don’t know what I want to say,’ or the opposite problem of, ‘I know exactly what I want to say, but no one has written it,’ then you can just go write it yourself. Chris Young Read Quote
When I was making my second record, I was in studio, and I was like, ‘No more ballads! Absolutely not!’ And somebody walked in with ‘The Man I Wanna Be’ and I heard it and was like, ‘Ah, crap!’ Chris Young Read Quote
I don’t think breakups are ever easy for anybody. If they are, they aren’t much of a breakup. Chris Young Read Quote
Everybody influences everybody else, in my opinion. There are different trends in music all the time. No matter who starts them, if it’s a true trend in the music, it ends up influencing other people as well. Chris Young Read Quote
My favorite part is, once a song is out there to the public, having someone come up and tell their own story about why one of your songs resonated with them. It’s an incredible feeling. Chris Young Read Quote
If you aren’t already a songwriter, try it. When you can say what you want to say, in your own words, it’s incredibly easy to show an audience who you are. Chris Young Read Quote
I think the biggest way of connecting with people is through your music and kind of saying what you want to say as an artist. And hopefully, you’re making something that someone’s going to be like, ‘This is my favorite song.’ That’s always your goal, I think, anybody in any genre. Chris Young Read Quote
There’s probably a couple someones that are gonna hear the songs and go, ‘I think that might have been about me,’ or, ‘I know it’s about me.’ I do play that pretty close to the vest. I don’t think I’m ever gonna write a song and drop somebody’s name in it. Chris Young Read Quote