When I made 'Who Needs Pictures,' my first album, I had been west of the Mississippi River one time in my life, and that was in fourth grade. We traveled to California for vacation and stayed with some friends of my parents. It was culture shock, and it was different.

Brad Paisley

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Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good... by Brad Paisley

Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.

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Anytime you do something from the heart, people just know it. by Brad Paisley

Anytime you do something from the heart, people just know it.

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You can't kill it with goodbye; It always finds a place to hide inside your heart for your whole life. Love is never-ending.

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I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be. by Brad Paisley

I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be.

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Country music has become the music that best represents the reali... by Brad Paisley

Country music has become the music that best represents the reality of American life.

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You look out there and there's people that, their day is changed... by Brad Paisley

You look out there and there's people that, their day is changed because of your contribution to it.

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I don't stare at a sheet of paper and try to think of a good word to use. I try to see where the story should go.

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I love any and all situations where you celebrate creativity. by Brad Paisley

I love any and all situations where you celebrate creativity.

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As a guitar player, it's harder for me to impress somebody than it is to write a song that they like.

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This is real, this is your life in a song...this is country music... by Brad Paisley

This is real, this is your life in a song...this is country music.

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When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new. It always winds up feeling more like a job interview.

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Playing live is about going for it .. it's about bringing it ... you should see a bunch of people trying out stuff, actually performing, instead of learning the record and recreating it note for note. I can't play the show the same way every night .. I really need to be in a creative environment, every night or I'll go nuts ... my manager accuses me of singing just long enough to get me to my next guitar solo - which is true.

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If you fall in love with somebody, then you're not even worried about your bills. Love can take your mind off of anything.

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Rock Band never got anybody a date. Never. by Brad Paisley

Rock Band never got anybody a date. Never.

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When they say you're the best, I always remember that the majority of the audience probably thinks someone else should have gotten the award.

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Yea there ain't nothing not affected when two hearts get connected. All that is will be or ever was; every single choice we make; every breath we get to take is all because two people fell in love.

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Deep down, I'm just a West Virginia hillbilly. by Brad Paisley

Deep down, I'm just a West Virginia hillbilly.

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The nice thing about the world that I've been able to inhabit for the last couple of years is that I'm given a lot of freedom. Not all artists really get that.

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I'm sure there are a few things in my CD collection that might surprise people. I like classical music, the blues, and I'm a big fan of alternative rock.

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We're all about trying to play better every night, not just singing hit songs ... we ad lib, and every night there's jamming .. it's almost like the Grateful Dead meets Buck Owens some nights, because we'll go off on little adventures and sometimes we do crash the bus!.

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