Matthew Ramsey

We love writing hit songs. That thrills us.

For me, 'I Can't Make You Love Me' is one of the most brilliantly-written songs ever.

We have always been a touring band, and we love playing live.

We wanted to make a living, but success was creating a song that we enjoyed playing. Quite honestly, that is still a measure of success for us.

Working with a company like LIDS just makes sense for us. Every night, we play a song we wrote that has now become a hit and was inspired by seeing so many of our fans wearing Snapbacks. Our fans are LIDS customers, and we are excited to partner up and bring them into the Old Dominion family.

It's easy to get squashed down in this business, for sure. Nashville can definitely train you to not get too excited.

When we come on the radio, people will go, 'That's Old Dominion,' 'cause it's a sound that can only be made by whatever the five of us make together.

This goes for our songwriting as well as our success as a band - the minute we stopped chasing what we thought people wanted to hear and started writing things that moved us, that's when people started paying attention.

We take what we do seriously, but we don't take ourselves too seriously, and I think that kind of helps us stay focused on what's important - and that is the music, our fans, and our families.

I think it's natural for people to see a band and imagine themselves as part of that. That's what I grew up fantasizing about, looking at posters of bands on my wall. There is an allure to a band.

In a certain sense, every time you sit down to write a song, there's a fear that you've forgotten how to do it.

The first time we went to the ACMs, no one really knew who we were.