Brett Young

Country music isn't about being better than the guy next to you - it's just making sure that you keep working hard enough to deserve the position that you get in. ”

I've never been that comfortable with the acting thing. It's difficult for me to separate what's really going on. If there's kissing, that's kissing. I'm not acting; I don't know how. ”

It is such a surreal feeling to have my first single go No. 1! ”

My parents' example of a loving, caring relationship, I think, has affected my songwriting a ton and allowed me to start writing love songs that people could connect to without sounding like you're being cheesy, because they're coming from a real place, something that I saw coming up. I think they're a huge influence on my songwriting. ”

I tried to mix country music into my sets in L.A., and I noticed that was when people checked out. And I was like, 'That doesn't make sense. The genre that I love the most is the one that doesn't work.' ”

I love to be able to tell a whole story in three-and-half minutes. ”

I like the idea of a relationship where you can need and rely on each other and not feel needy and not feel like that makes you not independent. ”

I think I realized my parents' relationship was special when I had my first girlfriend, and she came from a broken marriage. I watched how much closeness there was between her and her mom, and also how much bickering. ”

There's a fundamental difference between how often men remember to say 'I love you' and how often women want to hear 'I love you.' For the most part, it's on the guy. He's not withholding it intentionally. It's just that we kind of miss the point sometimes, that even in the most nonchalant way, telling the person how you feel is important. ”

The only way to have longevity is to have good songs. ”