Words matter. These are the best Jake Owen Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Some people choose to go on ‘American Idol’ or another singing contest, and some people choose to beat down barrooms before anyone even knows who they are, in order to get a fan base, so when they do get a record deal, they have that to put in front of a label.
I think if you just look at life in a positive way, positive things will happen.
But that’s the problem with playing new music sometimes before the record comes out: You have a bunch of yayhoots with opinions.
There’s a lot that goes into being Tim McGraw or Kenny Chesney. They have great songs, their show is great, they’re very fit. When you look at somebody who takes care of themselves, takes care of their business, that’s what every CEO would do.
I went from a playing in a bar on a bar stool for free beer and tip money, where people weren’t paying attention to me, to now I’ve got their attention. It’s up to me to what I feed them with my music. It’s up to me how I do that. I’ve put a lot of thought into how great the songs are, and how I want people to perceive me.
You can pick songs that sound like hits, but if it’s not something that somebody wants to tell their friends, ‘Hey man, have you heard this song?’ then I don’t think it’s worth it. The only way to get your music out there, is for someone to tell their friends about it.
I’m from Florida, so any time I get invited to come to Florida and play a show, I’m definitely always up for that.
Most people think in order to validate yourself as an artist, you have to write your own songs. I commend the guys that do. I’ve done it. But I also think that you can pick great songs outside that you didn’t write that can help your career.
I like to take my dog on the road. He stays up front; he likes it there.
At first I was a little leery to just post photos of my little girl all the time and kind of exploit her to the world.
There are things I want to do to be a better human being and a better father.
I started putting down my own pen and spending some time searching for the best songs out there possible. It doesn’t matter if I wrote them or not.
Anytime you put your name on a ticket with nothing else attached to it, that’s the true testament to where you are in your career – how many tickets are sold.
There’s always going to be life experiences that find their way into my songs.
The lips on my upper right bicep are my girlfriend’s lips. She has the most amazing lips, and I wanted to carry them around with me everywhere I go, considering I can’t carry her lips physically with me. So I decided to place them in a discreet location, such as the inside part of my bicep.
Everyone has their own path in life, no matter if it’s being a celebrity or a singer. Quite frankly, I didn’t move to Nashville and tell myself I wanted to be a singer because I wanted to be a celebrity or I wanted to be somebody that people admired. I wasn’t about that. I just loved music.
Everyone has their own path and you can’t judge.
