Right now my favorite TV show – because it’s too close to home – is ‘My Name Is Earl.’ That show kills me. There’s some funny stuff in there. Rodney Atkins Read Quote
Some people grab my hair and pull it out. People write on my jeans when I’m on stage. They write on my boots – their phone number, name or whatever. Rodney Atkins Read Quote
It’s still a trip for me to see somebody that I’ve only seen on television or in a movie. When they are there in real life, it’s very different. When we played Detroit, Kevin Costner played before us. Rodney Atkins Read Quote
When I did ‘The Tonight Show’ and Jay Leno was still there, he was very nice but it was surreal. It’s like you can’t believe you’re standing there talking to that person. If you’ve seen them in a lot of movies or on TV you feel like you know them, just like my fans feel like they know me. Rodney Atkins Read Quote
You may not know it, but I was adopted as a baby by my wonderful parents, Allan and Margaret Atkins of Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Rodney Atkins Read Quote
The way I heard about The American Giving Awards was from the people that I work with. My publicist and I had a conversation a while back about wanting to really get involved more and more. We’ve been working with the National Council for Adoption with the children’s home that I was adopted from called Holston Home. Rodney Atkins Read Quote
I think my songs are singing to the rural heart. It’s not whether you’re from a big city or the middle of nowhere in a small town. Rodney Atkins Read Quote
I could be on 52nd and Third in Manhattan up and ask a strange for directions and they will help you, that’s a rural heart. Your car breaks down in the middle of Iowa or somewhere, or Tennessee where I’m from, people want to help each other. Given each opportunity, you see how people come together. Rodney Atkins Read Quote
I don’t want to sing songs that aren’t worth while. Time is so rare. I just don’t want to waste the listener’s time and I think that my songs don’t do that. That’s what I pray for. I want songs that really touch people’s hearts. Rodney Atkins Read Quote