I grew up in a fun-loving environment - you work hard and play hard. Hunter Hayes More Quotes by Hunter Hayes More Quotes From Hunter Hayes I always loved LeAnn Rimes and especially Clint Black for his soulfulness. As I've gotten older, my influences have broadened - John Mayer, Michael Buble, Stevie Wonder, Keith Urban, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the Beatles - all of these artists have somehow been a part of my development as a songwriter. Hunter Hayes blackdevelopmentartist I am, by nature, a guitar player... I learned all of these other instruments around that, and around the theory that I built learning the guitar. Hunter Hayes guitartheoryplayer I started writing when I was around 6. I say 'writing,' but it was really just making up stuff! I started writing and doing my own thing. I didn't really know what a demo was or anything like that, so I started getting interested in studio gear and started learning about one instrument at a time. My first instrument was an accordion. Hunter Hayes gearsstuffwriting I just love music gear, I'm a total geek all around. Hunter Hayes geekmusic-lovegears I love the practicality of a good car. You know what I mean? And when I say 'practicality,' I mean the complete practicality of a Ferrari 458, a wonderfully fantastic every day car. Hunter Hayes ferraricarmean I love flying planes. Hunter Hayes planesflying I am grateful I got the chance to meet Stevie Wonder! He's like royalty to me and is one of my biggest inspirations. Hunter Hayes gratefulchanceinspiration I truly believe that when you've found the one you're searching for, you become a better version of yourself. You're better for it. Hunter Hayes found-the-onefoundbelieve Thank you to country radio for believing in me. Hunter Hayes thank-youbelievecountry All my band members were old enough to be my dad. It was like this family vibe. Hunter Hayes banddadenough If I could make noise with anything, I was going to. Hunter Hayes if-i-couldifsnoise To be the name on somebody's shirt that they've made themselves in preparation for one of your shows - it doesn't get much cooler than that. Hunter Hayes shirtspreparationnames I am blessed beyond belief. Hunter Hayes beliefblessed I'm naturally shy, so the social media thing is new to me. I haven't really figured out how my voice sounds on social media, you know? I don't want to tweet everyday just for the sake of tweeting. I want to make sure whatever I do there is honest. Social media can very quickly get fake, and I don't want to be that guy. Hunter Hayes mediavoiceguy A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer, and stay out of the way of the vocalist. The guitar player has to respect everybody else. Hunter Hayes bass-guitarplayerthinking Anytime I can go fly for a few hours, I go. It's stressful and stress-relieving at the same time. Hunter Hayes hoursstressi-can Like a wave on the ocean I will always come right back to you. Hunter Hayes oceansongcountry At 22, there’s a lot of trying to figure out love, which at the end of the day, I’ve realized I’ll never figure out, though the process of trying is fun. Hunter Hayes the-end-of-the-dayfuntrying I don't even have a type, I don't think. My type is just whoever can get along with me. Hunter Hayes typethinking When you hear his music, mine will all of a sudden make sense. Hunter Hayes minesmake-sense
