I walked into a demo session one time, and a guy said, 'I'm thinking kind of like a Trace Adkins thing.' And I looked him right in the eye and said, 'Man, you've got the wrong guy. I'm gonna have to fire myself. You've got to hire somebody else.' Chris Stapleton More Quotes by Chris Stapleton More Quotes From Chris Stapleton Great musicians are great musicians, whether they're playing a trombone or an electric guitar or a xylophone. Chris Stapleton musiciansplayinggreatguitar I'm always just looking to get back to the joy of playing music, and keeping it simple, as much as I can. Chris Stapleton lookingmusicsimplejoy I'm a fan of records. I'm a fan of listening to something cover to cover and not wanting to skip over anything. Chris Stapleton overanythingsomethinglistening I can only be me. I have a hard time being a chameleon as a singer. Chris Stapleton mehardi-cantime My dad was a very straight arrow, prayed-at-every-meal kind of guy. Chris Stapleton arrowstraightdadguy I was in a band called the SteelDrivers, and we just played hard in vans, hopping on airplanes, not knowing where you're at. Chris Stapleton younot-knowinghardband I always tell people, 'The music's free. I get paid to travel.' Chris Stapleton freemusicpeopletravel I was born in Fayette County, over in Lexington, Kentucky, but I was raised most of my life in Paintsville. Chris Stapleton i-was-bornmy-lifebornlife It is a really interesting to hear yourself on the radio. I've gotten to hear myself in different capacities. I've heard myself on Sirius XM on the bluegrass channels, and on WSM and other places. Chris Stapleton yourselfmyselfradiointeresting A lot of great bluegrass comes out of Kentucky. There's a lot of great music, like the Judds, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ricky Skaggs, and Keith Whitley. There's a lot of bluegrass intertwined with country music. Chris Stapleton greatlikemusiccountry
