I draw inspiration from everywhere, whether it's country, R&B, gospel. — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
Country's opened its boundaries so wide that it embraces everything, and it gives everybody this new freedom to create now. — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
We were derided as a boy band, with pop music and not really country. — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
I don't know that I could pick a better place to raise a family than Nashville. — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
Living country is more about your values and beliefs than cowboy hats or living on a farm. — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
People are always surprised to find this out, but the songs that we write, such as 'Winner of a Losing Game' and… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
I'm not really concerned so much with the industry, except in country music, as long as our fans keep coming to the… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
I guess, somewhere along the line, when we first came out, somebody thought it was a crime to be young and not… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
People would say, 'Why are you guys in country music? You look like you're in the Backstreet Boys.' We took so much… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
We were so influenced not only by country music but by the rock bands of the '80s. Our focus was to bring… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
I'm surprised at the loyalty of the country music fan. People that started out with us at 'Prayin' for Daylight' still come… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
If people would've heard what we were doing back in the clubs in the late '90s, they would be really shocked to… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
It's no secret that anybody who knows the music business knows that the numbers are substantially different in Christian music than they… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
That's what Joe Don Rooney and I do. He plays guitar and I play bass - and there's no reason to call it a… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
We started out as a bar band. We were sometimes playing in front of 20 people. — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
Some of my biggest commercial musical influences would be people like Merle Haggard, George Jones, of course, Johnny Cash. People that wrote and sang… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
My beliefs and my faith are part of who I am, and I'm so grateful that I had the foundation laid early on. My… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
It was such a whirlwind for us for about three to four years there that, every time we turned around, we were pulled in… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
I've been really, really fortunate to have a mother that has spent many, many long hours on her knees praying for me. And I… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
We've always prided ourselves on putting together a great live show. That's something that means a lot to us because our bread and butter… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
I remember as a little kid watching the Opry from the nosebleeds, so to stand onstage and be invited to be a member was… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
Constantly writing with new people is important. Also, listening to new music that's popular and that's making a splash - that's how I get… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
I remember when 'I'm Moving On' came out, and we got the response we did, I thought, 'Man, this could be for real.' That… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
I was an '80s child, so I grew up loving all kinds of '80s rock. I like R&B, too. — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
