Luke Bryan Quotes

Anytime I sing the anthem, it is an honor and my heart beats out of my chest.

American Idol allowed us to find Carrie Underwood.

Even with all the negativeness of the whole social media thing, I still think it's leaps and bounds more positive.

My first memories of music were country music and Ronnie Milsap. Where I grew up, it was what you listened to. And anything else, you were somewhat out of place.

There's always gonna be guys who are just wonderful singers and probably shouldn't be writing songs. Then there's always gonna be guys who move up the ranks writing. I don't know what's healthier or what's the best thing - probably whatever yields the best songs.

From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.

I'm a really, really optimistic and really, really positive person. My main thing is, 'Enjoy life. Celebrate life.'

Nothing is more frustrating to me than putting a song on an album and regret putting it on there. I'm excited that there are no songs on 'Tailgates & Tanlines' that I'm iffy about.

I don't keep diaries anymore; They're quite incriminating. I just keep all the dirt road diaries in my head.

People hear me talk and they know my background and they immediately stereotype me as being a real, real country guy, and that's the right stereotype. But you also want people to know you're a little broader than that, too.

When I'm writing a song, it's just me and the songwriters. Then when the song is done, there are publishers that hear it, then people in my management, then my wife and my boys and my friends, and if they're all lovin' it, it's kind of withstanding all the criticism I need.

My main thing is I'm gonna go out there every night and give it all I got and just try to put on the best show I can. That's just the way I'm programmed and wired.

I'll always have songs with a farm connotation on my albums. It's in the fabric of my music, and I plan to keep it that way.

'Tailgate Blues' is kind of a lyrical masterpiece of a country song.

As far as heroes thorough the years, I’d say definitely Alabama and Randy Owen, Conway Twitty was a big influence of mine, George Strait, Lionel Richie.

I've been so blessed to have my career gradually get bigger and bigger, so I've been able to absorb stuff and take stuff gradually.

When the show opens, fans can text to a number we flash up on the screen, and then we do a meet-and-greet with 60 to 80 people every night. It's something I love doing, and I would say that's probably more fans than most artists bring backstage after a show.

I am just what I am, I'm just what you see. So I'll make it easy, I'll stay me.

Every day I wake up and I lay in bed counting my blessings and saying my prayers for how fortunate I am to have great fans and health and family.

It's pretty cool to see how far music can take you.

My best artist friend is definitely Jason Aldean. He and I really get along great and are really great friends. It's fun to tour with a buddy and somebody that I just enjoy hanging out with. If we weren't touring together, we'd be hunting in the off-season still and knocking around doing stuff, certainly.

That's gotta be the one remaining constant - jeans have gotta be tight, baby.

I think the attraction to country music is the fans, the lure of the hardcore fan base.

Rain makes corn, corn makes whiskey.