Chris Stapleton

I'm always trying to do as many different things as I can, just so when one is not doing so hot, maybe the other is still there. ”

It is a really interesting to hear yourself on the radio. I've gotten to hear myself in different capacities. I've heard myself on Sirius XM on the bluegrass channels, and on WSM and other places. ”

I don't think country music needs saving from anything. ”

I used to spend my money on going to Tom Petty concerts. ”

I don't look at it as mainstream country versus outsider. ”

I'm only worried about what I'm doing or how I present music. I just try to do things I want to listen to, and I think that's what everybody else is try doing, too. ”

I am always interested in making myself as uncomfortable as I can. Sometimes I ask myself, 'Can I stand onstage and sing this song and sell it?' Sometimes I can't. In a room, you get to pretend a little bit and step outside of yourself. ”

I was in a bluegrass band. I made two records with a band called the SteelDrivers. They were nominated for two Grammys. I then I was in a rock band called the Junction Brothers; we made kind of '70s hard rock music. ”

I was in a band called the SteelDrivers, and we just played hard in vans, hopping on airplanes, not knowing where you're at. ”

It's a unique thing, and it's probably the thing I love most about songs and music - their ability to connect in a human way. ”