I love the beginnings of artists when all they've got is raw talent and nothing else. Keith Urban More Quotes by Keith Urban More Quotes From Keith Urban If I knew what I was doing, I'd be doing it right now. I would be the best damn poet, silver words out of my mouth. My words might not be magic, but they cut straight to the truth. So if you need a lover and a friend, baby, I'm in. Keith Urban magiccuttingbaby The older I get the more I can see Keith Urban dadbrothermother I'm grateful when anybody can start to have his or her limited perception of the genre open up a little bit. There's a lot of great music in the country genre that doesn't get heard because people say, 'Well, I don't like country.' Keith Urban gratefulcountrypeople Since I was a kid I just wanted to be in Nashville. Keith Urban nashvillewantedkids I tend to write better when I'm not touring. Keith Urban touringwriting Take your records, take you freedom, take your memories, I dont need 'em. And take your cat, and leave my sweater, cause we've got nothing left to weather. Keith Urban catweathermemories Let water wash our bodies clean, and love wash our souls. Keith Urban soulinspirationalwater There are certain songs that are sacred. People want to hear them just as they are in their head; they don't want you messing around with them. And then there are some other songs, if they've been around a long time in our set list, that I think we can take some creative liberties with. Keith Urban songlongthinking At the end of the day, the Grammys are about recognizing genres that are making an impact. Keith Urban impactthe-end-of-the-dayends Nothing like seeing the genesis of the relationship between an instrument and a child. Keith Urban genesisinstrumentschildren The world is getting so reality-driven these days. It seems to be accelerating exponentially. But it's a dangerous game for a lot of people. Keith Urban gamesrealitypeople Once we get into the groove, we're kind of like long-distance runners - that adrenalin kicks in for me and I just keep running - and I don't stop! Keith Urban distancerunninglong I think everybody has different priorities in their life. People live their lives differently. People become famous through all sorts of different reasons... some of it through art and some of it through just wanting to be famous. And I think how that all starts tends to reflect how you live your life daily. Keith Urban peopleartthinking I've always been a pretty private, quiet kind of person and so I haven't had to change my life really at all, I don't think. Keith Urban changequietthinking Red carpets are pretty unpredictable. You can go from one person asking you what you're wearing to the next person asking you about the situation in Haiti. It's the extreme juxtaposition, and some of the questions can throw me! Keith Urban haitiredasking And now you've lost the only thing that ever made you feel alive. Keith Urban broken-heartbreakupbreak-up Being with my family is very important to me, and touring is very important to me, too, because it's who I am. It's what I do. Keith Urban my-familywho-i-amimportant I always wish I'd had more mentors, better mentors, wiser mentors, people who were proper professional working musicians to guide me as I was coming up. Keith Urban mentorwishpeople It's not the case of turning in a bunch of songs and recording the next month. I think you're looking for songs all year long and you're writing all year long. Keith Urban writingsongthinking Getting on the bus and touring was my life. And when that was not around, I felt myself a bit lost at times, because that was all I had. Keith Urban bustouringlost
