That internal ache is the starting point of country music. If it’s a happy song and I can still feel sad in it? That’s my favorite. Shane McAnally Read Quote
One of the greatest tools you have as a songwriter is anonymity. If someone knows too much about the songwriter, they don’t get to insert their own characters. I don’t want the audience thinking about the gay guy who wrote the song. Shane McAnally Read Quote
If the right idea comes up, and it feels true to talk about somebody being in a truck, and that’s the only way to tell the story, then I will reluctantly tell the story that way. Shane McAnally Read Quote
It only took me six months to get a record deal, but it took me 20 years to have a hit. Shane McAnally Read Quote
I’m a creative person who had a lot of dark time in my life. I can still get to it: I can still go to a relationship or a time when things weren’t great. But it’s getting further and further from me. Shane McAnally Read Quote
I have a hard time being happy, and I think a lot of creative people suffer with that when life gets real happy. Shane McAnally Read Quote
I always loved Willie Nelson, but I loved the songs that Willie made famous. Shane McAnally Read Quote
