Jon Pardi

Professions :

Musician

I'm just thankful I'm surrounded by good people.

good good-people thankful people

If you can take a piece of life and put it in a song, it's going to be a good song - especially if it's from the heart.

good you heart life

It's always a good feeling to be recognized for something.

something feeling good always

My California sunrise, there's a real mist in the air. I think of the mountains. You can smell the farm fields. You can smell the dirt and the lights and the whole sun.

lights you sunrise sun

'Dirt on My Boots' was pegged as the second single from 'California Sunrise' from the get-go, and we felt like it was just a fun song to go with.

go sunrise song fun

Take everything you can from what people say. Keep going and stick to your instincts. And what your soul tells you to do, use that.

you keep-going soul people

'Swagger' would be the word for 'Dirt On My Boots.' With the real funky drum loop and the ganjo rolling down, and then the fiddles and the guitar and steel, it really took an old school style where it's fiddle, steel, guitar, and mixed it with a drum loop.

down style guitar school

We travel so much as touring musicians and artists that sometimes, when you hear a great song that you really think could be on your project, you go ahead and record it instead of try to write it.

great you song travel

'Dirt On My Boots' is a very different song. I heard the melody, and I heard the lyrics, and I heard the drive of that song. I totally related. It was kinda me when I was on my bulldozer working for my dad.

drive me dad song

Having two back-to-back No. 1's is unbelievable.

having unbelievable two

I'm a funny guy. You've got to be able to make fun of yourself. We only live once.

yourself you fun funny

People out west love country music.

music love country people

There's so many great people in Country Radio, and I appreciate all the support they've given me.

great me support people

I can be a traditionalist but also play with Luke Bryan and get the crowd to go crazy. I think that mix is a lot of what has kept me going and kept people fired up about the music.

me music crazy people

Radio has had my back since 'Missin' You Crazy,' which was a very traditional kind of song.

back you crazy song

I can play with Florida Georgia Line. We can throw down with people. I think that's what sets me apart.

down think me people

I was a huge Garth Brooks fan.

garth fan brooks huge

I love the story of the guy coming to Nashville and then kind of getting set down and told, 'This is how the town works,' which, I've totally been there. But the coolest thing about 'Out of Style' is it's a song within a song.

down style song love

I chose to be this guy. It's who I want to be, and it's always been me - just keepin' it country.

me always want country

You gotta have a good beat to survive in modern country in general. Everyone wants to feel good, laugh, dance, and cry. But at the same time, they all want it to sound happy.

good you dance time

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