Alison Krauss is definitely my favorite singer that's ever lived. I've never heard anyone like her.
Anytime you do something from the heart, people just know it.
As a guitar player, it's harder for me to impress somebody than it is to write a song that they like.
Even in your darkest moments, you'll think of something that'll crack you up.
Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.
Formats always go through changes. We are in a time of transition, and no one knows what'll shake out from this.
Guitar playing isn't really for everybody.
I changed my mindset and figured, Why not try to be really entertaining instrumentally?
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.
I feel it's our obligation to keep some of the soul in this music. Having a career in this industry is a privilege. It's not a given, ever.
I go to eat dinner with my folks when I'm home. I think that's the trick.
I imagine there's a market for total depression. I grew up on George Jones and that really dark stuff.
I like to look at the songs like they're little movies.
I love any and all situations where you celebrate 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.
I think a year really makes a lot of difference, especially when you're awake for most of it. I didn't sleep a lot last year.
I think in terms of a melody that sounds like something new. Nobody's told me yet that my tunes sound familiar.
I think the way you keep from succumbing to that temptation of Nashville to follow the mainstream is, you have to look inside yourself.
I'm aware of the fact that a lot of talented people out there will never get this chance.
I'm not a fan of taking my songs and going out there and changing them around just to get airplay on pop radio.
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.
I've been on the road I think probably three years.
I've heard my share of Van Halen. I never liked rock.
If a melody sounds familiar, I know enough musical theory to head to another place.
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.
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.
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.
In the past, I tried to be more of a typical session guitarist. I wasn't so concerned with impressing anybody.
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.
It just gets easier in that you become more you in the process.
It surprises a few people, we have a full string orchestral intro on the album. I think this album is what a sequel should be. It goes to a new place.
My wife works for Jim Belushi. I've got to know him real well. I've got to know Aykroyd too. They're both really good guys.
Some artists would rather go in there and let some other things dictate the kind of record they do, but I've got such a great team.
The days get boring. The thing I like least would be the traveling. It's never fun to check baggage three or four times in a couple days.
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.
There are many things I can improve on. I'm challenged every day, and I still want to work hard and earn what I've been afforded.
They really look forward to meeting you, or seeing you. And thank God for that, because that's really the thing that keeps you alive.
Those first couple of years as an artist, you really learn a lot about who you are by which songs work and which songs don't.
Two of my biggest heroes as songwriters are Roger Miller and Buck Owens. They wrote about the problems we face, but there was always an amusing turn of phrase or a chuckle.
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.
Willie Nelson, out there 200 days a year, calls his band family. And it is.
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.
You look out there and there's people that, their day is changed because of your contribution to it.
Brad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, welcomed their first child, a son, into the world on February 22, 2007. His name is William Huckleberry Paisley as in Mark Twain's novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Brad Paisley sang a duet with Alan Jackson called "Out in the Parking Lot."
Brad Paisley's hit song "Mud on the Tires," made it all the way to number one on the Billboard charts in 2004.
Brad Paisley performs with a custom made Crook Telecaster Guitar.
Brad Paisley was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry Hall Of Fame on February 17, 2001.
Brad Paisley opened for Ricky Skaggs and George Jones, when he was 13 years old.
Brad Paisley is a country music artist.
Brad Paisley won a CMA award in 2002 for Best Music Video for his hit "I'm Gonna Miss Her".
Brad Paisley appeared on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in 2005, featuring the Barrett Family.
Brad Paisley also played "Eddie" on According to Jim in the 2003 episode: "Brother-In-Law."
Brad Paisley received a degree in Music Business from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Brad Paisley went to John Marshall High School, which is near Wheeling, West Virginia.
Brad Paisley is 5' 10" tall.
He provided the voice for Chip in the King of the Hill episode, " Livin' on Reds, Vitamin C and Propane."
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