Bobby Bones

By turning negatives into positives, losing into a journey to winning, I have been able to overcome the odds that were against me into motivation for my success. ”

I think funny comes from tragedy and time. And I think that's where I get it. I'm able to take things that are serious and sad, and turn it into funny. In all honesty - this is after a lot of therapy - I think that, you know, I need love from something, and so now, I find it through performing. ”

I've had some great relationships that I have absolutely sabotaged because I'm afraid to get close to someone, and I know, eventually, I'll run off. ”

I love Twitter. What a great tool to speak directly to people. ”

I don't believe in luck. I don't believe in destiny. Instead, I believe that our lives are powered by countless microdecisions. ”

While I can hold my own with great talents and have an opinion in the face of big personalities, I'm just a regular guy. I've accepted my position in life: that I'm never going to be that cool. And I'm okay with that. ”

I worked in every format - pop, hip-hop, and alternative. I did a national sports show. When I finally got to decide what I wanted to do, country, to me, is the most authentic. I grew up on country music my whole life. ”

I think I felt very alone for a lot of my life, but once I was able to share my story more and more, and people wouldn't say, 'Hey, I felt sorry for you,' but, 'I get it, and I understand you,' it kind of encouraged me to tell it more. I just don't want people to feel alone. ”

The first book was a life story that I was hesitant to write anyway because I didn't feel like I had a real life story... It was a surprise hit. ”

Having grown up a trailer park kid on welfare and food stamps, becoming jaded is impossible, although now I make a good living, which I'm not ashamed of; when you've been poor, it never leaves you. ”