Top 45 Walker Hayes Quotes

I will go down on my deathbed telling my kids to find songs like ‘Don’t Take the Girl.’

I may not be doing it right, but I love to get on an elliptical and put the kids on FaceTime in front of me and just get after it. They don’t even have to talk to me. They just put the phone on and put it in the living room and one will walk by and be like, ‘Hey!’

I’m a tough, tough person. I always have been tough to embarrass, too.

I’m one of the lucky artists in Nashville that gets to – I know it sounds cliche – but just write from the heart.

Growing up, all I cared about in a song, before I really listened to lyrics, was that beat.

Things that you might be embarrassed to tell a group about yourself – honestly, that’s probably what the majority of the group is experiencing are those things that you keep quiet in your heart.

One of the most humbling gigs I’ve ever had was I was paid by a neighbor to go get a dead bird out of her house. She was kind of a high up in the music business, and she knew that I needed cash, and I used to do some yard work for her.

I’m not a churchgoer.

I didn’t want a pickup with mud tires. I wanted an old blazer with as many speakers in the back as I could afford. I would even steal them out of my brother’s car and pack them in there. I remember sitting in a parking lot and turning my radio up and walking down the street to see how far you could feel it.

That’s kind of something we – my team and I – text each other a lot. Anytime something great happens, we’re like, ‘Hey, look, the song’s #17. Boom!’

Most of the time in Nashville, you’re so replaceable. Anybody can get another nice-looking guy to sing a country song.

I’m in the gym constantly.

I’m so honored to have so many supporters – from my peers to the industry to country radio – on this crazy journey with me. You all have absolutely changed my life.

I think every couple should find an artist that they dig together.

It’s relaxing to be around somebody that you don’t have to try so hard around.

My wife and I started dating in 11th grade.

That’s one of the reasons I got into country music: because of the craft of that lyric and how much you could put into three minutes.

Tragedy levels the playing field.

I love clever lyrics.

For 12 years, I was playing writer’s rounds.

When I was at Capitol – and this was not Capitol’s fault – I was aiming, you know. I would listen to country radio and go, ‘What version of me does radio want?’

Kenny Chesney’s music cuts. He gets into those massive ballads like ‘There Goes My Life’ and ‘The Good Stuff’ and things like that that just crush you, and delivers them so well. Some of that you can’t really put your finger on; it’s just magic.

I’ve never been afraid to work for money; it’s just – it got tough there to work and to write songs at the same time.

My music is just about that bounce and getting everybody moving.

All my life, I had loved music and been in choir, and I have a degree in music, but I never planned on doing it as a job. I had a realistic perspective on that. I thought maybe work at a church or be a teacher if you wanted to work in music.

My parents once caught me conducting Beethoven’s ‘Fifth Symphony.’

Somebody told me a long time ago that if everybody loves you, somebody’s lying. It is the truest statement you could ever say to somebody.

I have some lofty goals. I want ‘You Broke Up With Me’ to go Number One.

I always just wanted to write a love song to my wife that wasn’t cliche.

I think we all love the music we listened to as kids the most.

I actually had publishers that would encourage me at times to keep it simpler, not pack in so much information, but I’m a fan of songs and movies and books that the second time you read them, you find more stuff that you missed, so I like to pay attention to that detail.

Back home, the Iron Bowl isn’t just a football game, it’s a phenomenon.

I play a little bit of everything. I beat on the walls. I whistle. I scream. I go outside and scream because it sounds cool when it’s recorded. I play drums on a chair. I snap, clap… just anything to build the track and make it feel like I want it to.

For me, a good show is not a perfect show; it’s just one where you connected. It’s a show where the fans got to know you, and they realize that you’re human, but they also think you’re a star and that you’re talented and all that good stuff.

I’m not mad at anybody for that, but when I lost my deal at Capitol, things got rough.

My wife is so sweet… she probably gets tired of me calling her with nothing to say, but she’s always there for me.

‘Check Yes Or No’ is a song that I reference in ”90s Country.’ George Strait had a very crafty lyric: it tells a story then comes back around. Never gets old.

For years, I wrote songs to try to get cuts or try to have hits or try to appease a label or to be famous. I was learning a lot of valuable tools about structure and how to articulate. I was getting really good at that.

When I’m in the studio, I’m very cautious about it because if there’s one thing that can destroy music being made, it’s any sort of agenda, expectation and/or schedule, or any of that.

I was a big athlete, but I think a lot of the things I did were because they were my false identity, if you will. They got me acceptance, and they got me that attention that I craved.

I overuse words. My kids catch me saying stuff. They’re like, ‘Hey, you say that all the time.’ ‘Boom’ is one of those things.

Taylor Swift – I don’t ever hear anything of hers where I’m like, ‘Oh, so-and-so could’ve cut that.’

In my opinion, my business runs better when my family is a part of it, and I get to see my wife and kids; that makes me a better artist.

You find yourself writing the truth, because it’s like, ‘Well, I ain’t writing for anyone but myself anyway.’

It’s cliche, but everybody says, ‘We’re all one song away,’ and it’s so true. The difference between me and the guy down the street busking with his guitar case open is just one song.