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title: "1 Long Just Quotes By Anderson East"
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> [I've tried to do the sad-bastard thing for long enough. I just want to have a good time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/i-ve-tried-to-do-the-sad-bastard-thing-for-long-enough-i-just-want-to/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

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## More by Anderson East

> [As a solo artist, it's so easy to be lumped into a singer / songwriter genre and writing sleepy, sad songs that are very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/as-a-solo-artist-it-s-so-easy-to-be-lumped-into-a-singer-songwriter/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

> [I hold religious tendencies, but I'm not devout by any means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/i-hold-religious-tendencies-but-i-m-not-devout-by-any-means/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

> [As a singer, you kind of are able to feel notes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/as-a-singer-you-kind-of-are-able-to-feel-notes/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

> [I don't think I am a soul singer and definitely don't think that I am a country artist by any stretch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/i-don-t-think-i-am-a-soul-singer-and-definitely-don-t-think-that-i-am/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

> [Who doesn't love Tupac? Those records have such swagger to them. The groove is just incredible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/who-doesn-t-love-tupac-those-records-have-such-swagger-to-them-the/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

> [You can't take a kid from north Alabama and growing up in church - some of that is just gonna seep out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/you-can-t-take-a-kid-from-north-alabama-and-growing-up-in-church-some/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

> [There is a healthy amount of self-doubt and criticism with most people that make music. You find your areas that are your best. Onstage,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/there-is-a-healthy-amount-of-self-doubt-and-criticism-with-most/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

> [I think when a lot of people hear the term 'country,' they step off from it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/i-think-when-a-lot-of-people-hear-the-term-country-they-step-off-from/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

> [I've tried to do the sad-bastard thing for long enough. I just want to have a good time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/i-ve-tried-to-do-the-sad-bastard-thing-for-long-enough-i-just-want-to/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

> ['Anderson' is what I've been called since I was a kid; my mom is about the only person who calls me 'Mike.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/anderson-is-what-i-ve-been-called-since-i-was-a-kid-my-mom-is-about/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

> [It's always difficult to be a traveling musician and still keep things together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/it-s-always-difficult-to-be-a-traveling-musician-and-still-keep/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

> [I love seeing people smiling, dancing. There's enough sadness in the world, man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/i-love-seeing-people-smiling-dancing-there-s-enough-sadness-in-the/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

> [If I had to go back to school for anything, I'd go for astronomy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/if-i-had-to-go-back-to-school-for-anything-i-d-go-for-astronomy/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

> [That's the attitude I approach everything with: I don't want there to be a lot of dressing on anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/that-s-the-attitude-i-approach-everything-with-i-don-t-want-there-to/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

> [It's all about being comfortable, forgetting there's a microphone in front of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-east/it-s-all-about-being-comfortable-forgetting-there-s-a-microphone-in/)

[Anderson East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-east/)

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