Darius Rucker

Arnold Palmer is my favorite, just getting to know him and all of the film on him and his game. He was the first real superstar in golf. You had Bobby Jones and all of those guys, but Arnold Palmer was bigger than life. ”

I'm lucky my wife is a strong woman. She's one of the stronger people I've ever met. It's hard for me to be away, but I know my home life is fine because my wife is there. ”

Ray Charles has always been a big part of my life. ”

My family lives a pretty normal life. ”

I think the people who are sitting in their living room doing those, 'Let's take country music back' blogs and all that stuff, that's crazy to me. No one's saying that about rock & roll, and no one sounded like the Beatles since 1960. No one says that about R&B, and no one sounded like the Commodores since 1970. ”

Country music's so about the nuclear family and living the southern lifestyle and everything. ”

The other guys in Hootie were into rock. I brought the country influence. ”

No doubt about it, country is a much more family-friendly business than pop. ”

I have major respect for Kenny Chesney and Carrie Underwood and Sugarland. They are wonderful. They're superstars in the music business. ”

There are so many people who would like to see me not make it in Nashville. But that's good motivation. ”