The evolution of the music is what allows it to survive. Eric Church More Quotes by Eric Church More Quotes From Eric Church I wouldn't be the man I am today, If not for those I've loved along the way Eric Church today men way I'd trusted my fan base, I'd trusted the my gut, and I'd trusted the music. ...the real experts are out there in front of you every night. They're the ones buying the tickets and coming to the shows. They're the professionals in this business, and they're the only ones who can tell you which songs have the ability to move them. Eric Church real song moving Funny how a melody sounds like a memory. Eric Church melody sound memories Stay young and wild as long as you can Eric Church young long It's always the roughest path, but I think it's got the most reward at the end. Eric Church rewards path thinking I think too many people, if you are 46 you want to look 36, and if you're 36 you want to look 26. I didn't want to do that. I've earned the gray hairs. So I wanted to show that level of honesty. Eric Church honesty hair thinking Many people have come to think they can just wake up and have things handed to them. Eric Church wake-up people thinking Now me and my brother go to see him some times but he don't have much to say anymore. So we sit on his headstone with a fifth of Jack D. Here's to a long line of sinners like me. Eric Church lines brother long The best advice I've been given is kind of the "dance with the one who brought you" thing. You got here on what you do so don't change that. Eric Church given kind advice I don't use the big video screens that a lot of other artists use because personally, I think it's kind of a crutch. I think sometimes it's like watching television as opposed to really getting involved with what is happening onstage and the people in your section. Eric Church artist people thinking I'm not a trust-fund type. Eric Church trust-funds fund type I've always made music that was representative of real life. Eric Church real-life real made Man, if anybody knew the path that we've been on, no one in their right mind would ever try to duplicate it. That's something Nashville always tries to do, though. If something is successful, they try to repeat it by telling other people, "Hey, do what that guy did." I just don't think it works that way. The first one who gest there, the one that cuts the path ... it's always the roughest path but I think it's got the most reward at the end. Eric Church cutting music successful I went to my dad when I was 17 and said, 'I want to be a country music star.' Which every dad loves to hear. And he said, 'I want you to go to college.' So we had a discussion. And I'm pretty stubborn. I'm a lot like him. And he said, 'If you go to college and graduate, I'll pay your first six months of rent in Nashville.' So he bribed me. Eric Church dad stars country Country fans are the best fans out there because of the loyalty, and the way that they apply your music to every aspect of their life. Eric Church fans loyalty country I'm going to do everything I can to keep from being mainstream. Eric Church mainstream i-can Life doesn't get more real than having a newborn at home. Eric Church newborn real home I am very thankful and blessed to have a healthy and happy baby boy and baby mama. Eric Church blessed baby boys There's just a lot of people that hold on to what country means to them. I love fiddle, I love steel, but I don't think it should be a rule that it has to be used in every song. I think that's not what defines or makes country music. Eric Church song mean country I think right now, you've seen these artists pop up over the last decade who've flirted with branching together a lot of different kinds of music. Some of them have been huge, and sold millions of records. And I think over time it's become a little bit of what the industry can be. Eric Church artist together thinking
