Chris Cagle Quotes & Trivia



Quotes

Chris: You do learn from the things that you suffer. I made sure I took it all in. but instead of trying to hide that and put some fluffy fun record together, I went with how I felt.

Chris: When things got bad around the house, I'd put on my headphones and I was at least able to get away from it for a while. Music was my refuge.

Chris: It is my belief that if you have children and you serve overseas, that if you should die, your children should get a free education.

Chris: I don't really have any spare time anymore, but I love golf, I love horseback riding, cooking, I love to garden, I enjoy being alone. I never thought I'd ever say that. I always enjoyed being the life of the party, but these days I enjoy my time by myself with my cat named Banjo. He doesn't really say much, he just kind of hang out with me. I go get in my hammock, put a fire in my chimney, and swing.

Chris: Here's what I know. Nothing's handed to you in this world. You gotta get up every morning and fight for your place at the table. You gotta believe in your dream because nobody else will. And you have to keep going, no matter what, because it's the only way you're gonna get there. And if you're smart, no matter how rough it gets, you need to enjoy whatever you find along the way. You're only gonna pass this way once, so while you're hitting it hard, have some fun too. If you're having fun, it's a whole lot easier to stay in the game.

Trivia

Chris appeared at BayFest 2006. It was held at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, and the proceeds went to enhance the quality of life for the Marines, Sailors and their family members.

The first band that Chris ever performed with was called "Texas Heat."

Chris' favorite movie is Blazin' Saddles.

Chris' favorite food is mexican.

Chris loves to spend time on his 3 acre ranch in Pegram, Tennessee when he isn't busy working on his music.

Chris took vocal lessons for 6 months so he could learn the proper way to breathe.

Chris would love to do a duet with either Terri Clark or George Strait.

Chris would love to meet Don Henley.

Chris appeared in the July 2006 issue of Playgirl Magazine.

In July of 2006, Chris appeared on the face of personal check.

Chris' first single was "My Love Goes On And On."

Chris was married to Elizabeth Filer from September 2001 to 2003.

Cagle's debut album, Play It Loud was released in 2001. His self-titled sophomore album in 2003 and Anywhere But Here in 2005.

Chris landed his first record deal with Virgin Records.

Chris spent his first five years in Nashville doing odd jobs. He waited tables, bartended, and was a golf caddy.

Chris started college at University of Texas-Arlington, but was more interested in pursuing his music dream than attending classes. At the age of 19 he dropped out of college.

Chris began trying to play the guitar again after receiving an Ovation acoustic guitar for Christmas his senior year.

Chris gave up on playing the guitar after one year of lessons. His hands were to big to master the classical guitar.

When Chris was four, him and his family moved to the outskirts of Houston.