Top 30 Luke Combs Quotes

I do gravitate towards the sad songs because I find them to be more of a challenge for me from a writing perspective. There are things about those songs that do touch people in a way that a fun song can’t.

Both of my grandfathers were in the service. It’s one of those things that you can’t be thankful enough for.

When I go into a room to write, it’s like I’m not trying to say, ‘I need to write a song that sounds like Eric Church or Jason Aldean.’ I just try to get the best song that’s in the room that day. Whatever style or sound that may be, I’m not afraid to attack it at that angle.

I think the crowds in Europe are songwriter crowds. Like, they are a fan of the words, and they’re there to listen. An American crowd, they’re there to get rowdy, man. And I love both.

The coolest Christmas present I’ve ever received is probably socks. My grandma always gets me socks – every year – and that’s something that I’ve probably never bought for myself. If Christmas wasn’t around and my grandma didn’t get me socks, I wouldn’t own any, probably.

I’ve played for a lot of tough crowds.

I’ve never been too concerned with what I’m wearing, and that probably makes a lot of people angry, but I let the music do the talking and let the image be what it’s going to be.

Sometimes, you sit down to write a song, you don’t realize what it’s going to mean to somebody other than yourself.

I’m a horrendous golfer, though I do enjoy it.

It’s been cool to watch the fans who’ve kind of always been there for me. That’s just a special feeling every night: to go out and know that there is people that are proud, not just to be at the show but proud to be your fan, and they’re invested in what you’re doing.

I didn’t even know what a tour manager was, but I was the tour manager, booking agent, all that stuff for almost two years without knowing it. I wasn’t overwhelmed, because I enjoyed doing it.

I knew I was a good singer – I’ve been singing my whole life, so I was comfortable enough with that – I felt like I could compensate with not being great on guitar.

My tour manager, I met him at Boot Barn. He was selling me a pair of boots… and he said, ‘I moved to Nashville to be a tour manager, and I need work right now,’ and I said, ‘Man, I don’t even have a tour manager. So you can tour-manage me.’

I don’t want to put myself in any kind of a box as far as my sound goes, because being an artist is fluid. If you look at a painter’s work, a lot of times, it’s similar in style, but other times – over even a year’s period – it can change so much. I’m just going with the flow.

If I can reach the guy in Alabama that hunts, and he hears that song, and he sees me – like, he’s comfortable with me, my image as a person, as an artist – he’s willing to sit down and give that song a chance.

I really enjoy the shopping and going out and getting stuff for other people. I could really give a damn about getting gifts for myself, but I really enjoy giving gifts.

As crazy as it sounds, my generation is very lazy.

Comfort is key for me. I’m a bigger guy, so whatever fits is nice, too.

It’s a good pair of jeans and a pair of boots that are comfortable and a T-shirt; that’s as far as I go. Getting wild with it might be a nice jacket, but I’m not a high-fashion guy for sure.

Sometimes people are looking for, ‘What’s the next Tesla car? What’s this really cool, super-specific thing that people are going to want?’ But I try to be just like a Ford truck. They sell a lot more Ford trucks than they do Tesla cars.

I think I never had this grandiose dream of being any country music star. I just slowly progressed into that’s what I’m doing.

I’ve always been a ‘small goals’ kind of guy.

I drove to Nashville a few times, met with some people and hung out, went to the Opry, and that kind of stuff. I made the decision – you’ve got to be present to win, so I packed it up and moved out here, and it’s been great. It’s been the best decision I ever made.

We’d been out touring for a couple of years before we signed with Sony and everything.

I could play a gig on the moon and not be nervous about it.

It’s awesome to have friends among the country music community that you know are looking out for you and that you are excited to get to see on the road.

I’m an honest dude, not trying to be anything other than who I am.

I didn’t know how to play guitar until I was 21, but from the moment I was good enough on guitar to even put one song together, I kind of billed myself as an artist.

Write what you want to write, write what people want to hear, and write about what they’re going through, because if you could connect with the people who are listening to your music and coming to your concerts and coming to your meet and greets, then you’re doing your job well.

I’ve always been a super regular guy.