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Brad Paisley
American
Musician
About the author
It comes down to building your own world out here on the road. It's who you surround yourself with. My band and crew are really positive guys.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Building
#World
#Positive
#Road
If you're really on top, you probably didn't do that great, 'cause you have to water it down a bit for it to get that mass appeal.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Water
In the past, I tried to be more of a typical session guitarist. I wasn't so concerned with impressing anybody.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Past
If I get an idea for a song, I have a melody for it. I'm a musician first. I'm not limited by the fretboard.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#First
#Idea
#Song
If there's a song where there's a possibility of guitar stuff that would be fun to listen to, go for it. Don't worry about what anybody thinks.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Fun
#Song
#Worry
#Possibility
#Guitar
It just gets easier in that you become more you in the process.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
The nice thing about the world that I've been able to inhabit for the last couple of years is that I'm given a lot of freedom. Not all artists really get that.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Years
#World
#Freedom
#Artists
When they say you're the best, I always remember that the majority of the audience probably thinks someone else should have gotten the award.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Majority
I've heard my share of Van Halen. I never liked rock.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
With my guys and with the way that we live out there, we work out a lot and try to eat right, but we try to basically keep it our own rhythm and our own world.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Right
#Work
#World
I go to eat dinner with my folks when I'm home. I think that's the trick.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Home
You look out there and there's people that, their day is changed because of your contribution to it.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#People
#Day
Guitar playing isn't really for everybody.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Guitar
Willie Nelson, out there 200 days a year, calls his band family. And it is.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Family
I changed my mindset and figured, Why not try to be really entertaining instrumentally?
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
I don't stare at a sheet of paper and try to think of a good word to use. I try to see where the story should go.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Word
Alison Krauss is definitely my favorite singer that's ever lived. I've never heard anyone like her.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Favorite
Anytime you do something from the heart, people just know it.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#People
#Heart
I like to look at the songs like they're little movies.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Songs
#Movies
Even in your darkest moments, you'll think of something that'll crack you up.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Moments
I've been on the road I think probably three years.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Years
#Road
Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Ballads
#Tongue
I imagine there's a market for total depression. I grew up on George Jones and that really dark stuff.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Depression
I love any and all situations where you celebrate creativity.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Love
#Creativity
I really worked to try and be creative enough on the guitar parts so those who aren't real educated would know that there was some difficulty in doing it.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Difficulty
#Guitar
I'm aware of the fact that a lot of talented people out there will never get this chance.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#People
#Chance
#Will
#Fact
I'm sure there are a few things in my CD collection that might surprise people. I like classical music, the blues, and I'm a big fan of alternative rock.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#People
#Music
As a guitar player, it's harder for me to impress somebody than it is to write a song that they like.
Brad Paisley,
American
Musician
#Song
#Guitar