It was such a whirlwind for us for about three to four years there that, every time we turned around, we were pulled in 90 different directions, and I look back on that now, and they’re such wonderful memories, but you kinda wish that you would’ve taken the time to savor them a little bit more. Jay DeMarcus Read Quote
My mother and father are big musical heroes of mine. I think it was because it was the first memories that I have of actually hearing music and falling in love with it and wanting to be a part of it in some way. Jay DeMarcus Read Quote
With a band like Shenandoah, you don’t want to take things and deconstruct them to a point where you don’t recognize them. Jay DeMarcus Read Quote
To work with one of your heroes is the greatest things you can ever hope for. Jay DeMarcus Read Quote
I remember as a little kid watching the Opry from the nosebleeds, so to stand onstage and be invited to be a member was really, really cool. Jay DeMarcus Read Quote
A lot of people still don’t realize that, before Rascal Flatts, I was in a Christian band for four or five years, and I had the opportunity to work with some of the greatest pop musicians and producers in L.A. I learned a lot from Peter Wolf; he was one of my heroes growing up in the ’80s. He was a producer of a lot legendary pop music. Jay DeMarcus Read Quote
There were so many years that were going by at a lightning speed that it was so hard to kinda put our heads around what was happening to us. Jay DeMarcus Read Quote
It’s no secret that my favorite part of the process is making records; if I’m not making them with Flatts, then I’m out producing them on other folks. Jay DeMarcus Read Quote
I think the thing that keeps us motivated is challenging ourselves to see if we can be better than we’ve been before and seeing if we can stumble upon a magic that wasn’t there before – whether it’s a song, a performance, or a track that lights us up the way the first few records did. Jay DeMarcus Read Quote
