The best times I've ever had and the greatest lessons I've ever learned were when my feet were out over the edge of the line, and I was at risk of getting a little beat up, physically and emotionally. Frankie Ballard More Quotes by Frankie Ballard More Quotes From Frankie Ballard My dad is a big Outlaw country guy - Johnny Cash, Johnny Horton, Waylon, Willie. He loves Elvis and turned me onto Elvis. He was always playing me stuff. He and I would sing and entertain the family. We'd have a little skit on Thanksgiving or whatever. Frankie Ballard me thanksgiving dad family It really stresses me out to think about what other people think about me. Frankie Ballard about think me people It's amazing how the biggest things in our lives - when we're around the fireplace and talking about them when we're older - the things that matter the most to us start off amazingly small and in a humble way. Frankie Ballard amazing humble matter way I'm a Detroit Tigers fan through and through. Frankie Ballard fan through detroit tigers I was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, about 20 miles from Kalamazoo. I lived around there for about seven years. That community is one that I really care about. Frankie Ballard born care community battle I've got an incredible family that I never get to see. I've missed so much. They know how much my career means to me, and they allow me to go and be the workaholic that they never get to see. They support me in that. Frankie Ballard never me support family My biggest turn-on is a fine pair of athletic legs. A girl with a fine pair of athletic legs who is not afraid to show them off. Turn-offs? A girl who doesn't like country music is a huge turn-off, and girls who don't take care of themselves. Frankie Ballard music care girl country I've never been a morning person, ever. I hate the morning. I have more energy at night. Frankie Ballard hate energy morning night I collect hotel keys. I hope to make something out of them someday. It would be cool to make a bar at my house and, like, the bar is all the hotel keys: lay them down and put glass over them. Or maybe even a coffee table. Frankie Ballard down cool coffee hope I like going to the movies by myself. I love going late at night when there's barely anyone in the theater. It's very relaxing. Frankie Ballard movies myself love night I'd like to wrestle an alligator and fly a fighter jet. Frankie Ballard fly like jet fighter Money definitely doesn't stress me out. I really don't care about money... I probably should a little more. Frankie Ballard me stress care money I don't really have any hobbies. Frankie Ballard really any hobbies Before you have a hit song, all you're doing is banging on the door and screaming, 'I've got something I want to play...' Now with the hit songs, they're like, 'Okay man, we're listening. Whaddya got for us?' Frankie Ballard door you man song I'm a big 'Cosby Show' fan. Frankie Ballard cosby show fan big Someone might look like an overnight success, but there's a lot of hard work that goes into it, and rightfully so. That's the way it should be. There are exceptions to that rule, but in country music, people really have to pay their dues. Frankie Ballard music hard-work work success I see so many people living in a bubble. They want to be safe, they want their kids to be safe, and they want their friends to be safe. And I get that. That's awesome and really admirable. But life is not about who gets out the cleanest at the end, or who's the most well-preserved and healthiest. Frankie Ballard end friends life people I believe it's possible to have hit songs and popular music that's recorded by human beings. Frankie Ballard possible i-believe music believe Life is relationships and what we're trying to do together. And please, that's what people have been singing about forever. That's what the blues is all about - the good, the bad, the fun, all of it - that lies there in between a man and a woman. Frankie Ballard woman good man life I've always expressed myself on guitar, and so I look at it as another voice that is available to say what you need to say. Frankie Ballard myself look you guitar
