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> [What I found about 'Nashville' coming in is it's about these small performances. It can be on a big stage but detailed, small, heartfelt, real performances from musicians and singers. So if you try to do something bloated or showy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-esten/what-i-found-about-nashville-coming-in-is-it-s-about-these-small/)

[Chip Esten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-esten/)

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## More by Chip Esten

> [What I found about 'Nashville' coming in is it's about these small performances. It can be on a big stage but detailed, small, heartfelt,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-esten/what-i-found-about-nashville-coming-in-is-it-s-about-these-small/)

[Chip Esten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-esten/)

> [Doing a scene truthfully is very similar to doing a song truthfully. They're really parallel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-esten/doing-a-scene-truthfully-is-very-similar-to-doing-a-song-truthfully/)

[Chip Esten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-esten/)

> [Now that I'm in 'Nashville,' the thing that I'm loving the most is co-writing. You walk into the room and you shake hands with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-esten/now-that-i-m-in-nashville-the-thing-that-i-m-loving-the-most-is-co/)

[Chip Esten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-esten/)

> [Elvis Costello's song writing is so peerless and individualistic. It's storytelling and it's deeply intelligent and clever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-esten/elvis-costello-s-song-writing-is-so-peerless-and-individualistic-it-s/)

[Chip Esten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-esten/)

> [I had been in a band in college. You kind of need to make a choice between going the music route or going the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-esten/i-had-been-in-a-band-in-college-you-kind-of-need-to-make-a-choice/)

[Chip Esten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-esten/)

> ['Nashville' songs and country music have always been about storytelling and about the heart and confessionals. They're monologues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-esten/nashville-songs-and-country-music-have-always-been-about-storytelling/)

[Chip Esten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-esten/)

> [When your dad is a country music fan and you take long car trips, you become one too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-esten/when-your-dad-is-a-country-music-fan-and-you-take-long-car-trips-you/)

[Chip Esten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-esten/)

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