When I first started out in this business, it was easy because nobody wanted anything from me. But now everyone wants something from me, so it's hard to break away and just be a songwriter. Josh Turner More Quotes by Josh Turner More Quotes From Josh Turner A No. 1 record is hard to come by. Josh Turner hard records 'All Over Me' is a song that I really got fired up the first time I heard it: it just really moved and it really had a lot of energy. Josh Turner energy song firsts Don't let your children take priority over your marriage and your work and everything else. Josh Turner your-children priorities children 'Firecracker' was such a fun song to write and to perform. Josh Turner writing song fun I didn't rebel in the way a lot of people do. Josh Turner rebel people way I don't ever land on an album title until I know exactly what's going on the record, because you never know until it's all said and done. Josh Turner titles albums land I love Tennessee, but they don't have the pine trees and the sandy soil and the black water that I grew up around. Josh Turner black tree water You have to make a lot of sacrifices, and the main thing you have to sacrifice is your privacy. It's funny because when I was growing up, my daddy was and still is an insurance agent in our home town. He couldn't go anywhere without somebody recognizing him or needing something from him. Josh Turner growing-up sacrifice home I care about my legacy that I'm leaving, not only for my fans, but for my wife and my children and my grandchildren. I want them to look back and say, 'He did it right and he stood up for what is right.' Josh Turner leaving wife children I feel like the live record thing is something that I've been getting used to as the years go by and with this being my second one, I'm continuing to learn what works and what doesn't work. A live record is an example of that authenticity and that realness that you find in imperfection and you can hear that in this record. Josh Turner continuing-to-learn imperfection years My dream was to go to Nashville. I had my sights set on my dream. I used to have an '89 Toyota Ford truck. On the front of the truck, I had this license plate with cowboy boots and a guitar that I had airbrushed at Wal-Mart. It said 'Chasin' A Dream.' That was kind of my motto. Josh Turner cowboy sight dream One of my favorite places is Seattle. Growing up, I never thought I'd be able to go to Seattle. I grew up in eastern South Carolina, so that's as far as you can get from Seattle, unless I lived in Miami. Josh Turner south-carolina favorite-places growing-up You hear about quality time a lot but I really think that quantity time with a person is really what strengthens a relationship. That's when you really get to know somebody. You get to know their strengths and their weaknesses and that brings you closer. That's what 'Time Is Love' is all about. Josh Turner quality love-is thinking It’s with a heavy heart that I say we lost our former truck driver to a long battle with cancer, may he rest in God’s arms. Josh Turner latest-headlines I love deeply, and when it comes to singing love songs and something that I have no problem doing, I put all of my heart and soul into these love songs. I know my fans out there are listening, taking these songs to heart. Like I say, they're relating these songs to their lives, too, and their relationships. Josh Turner singing soul heart love Sometimes it feels like I've been in the business forever, but then other times, it feels like kind of a flash. Growing up, all I wanted to do was sing. All I wanted to do was get on a bus and ride around the country and sing for people and be a household name. Josh Turner ride business sometimes people Raising three boys is a huge responsibility for me, especially in this day and time when I look around and there's a lack of good, strong, upstanding Christian men who are not afraid to be men and just own up to their responsibility. Josh Turner day good me men I may never know what type of effect I have on my sons, just like Granny never knew the effect she had on me. So I just try and make the best decisions that I can, be the best father that I can. Josh Turner never best me father To think that my heart and my words and my music saved somebody's life, it takes a while to just sink in with me. But it proves to me that music is powerful. Josh Turner me music heart life
