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title: "4 Somebody Quotes By Rodney Atkins"
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> [You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/you-wind-up-creating-from-silence-like-painting-a-picture-on-a-blank/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

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> [It's still a trip for me to see somebody that I've only seen on television or in a movie. When they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/it-s-still-a-trip-for-me-to-see-somebody-that-i-ve-only-seen-on/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

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> [It's really hard to find a love song that is real. That's when you really strike a chord with somebody, when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/it-s-really-hard-to-find-a-love-song-that-is-real-that-s-when-you/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/rodney-atkins-14850_chord_it-s-really-hard-to-find-a-love-song-tha_2783078.jpg)

> [My wife grew up loving country music, so I always run songs by her whether I wrote it or if somebody pitched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/my-wife-grew-up-loving-country-music-so-i-always-run-songs-by-her/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

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## Other authors on Somebody

## More by Rodney Atkins

> [You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As songwriters, our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/you-wind-up-creating-from-silence-like-painting-a-picture-on-a-blank/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

> [When you're adopted, no matter what, you've got issues with unconditional love. And you find out you're the product of the worst situation for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/when-you-re-adopted-no-matter-what-you-ve-got-issues-with/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

> [I am so excited this year getting to play the 85th Anniversary Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Everyone knows on Thanksgiving morning to get up,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/i-am-so-excited-this-year-getting-to-play-the-85th-anniversary-macy-s/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

> [Well I been deep down in that darkness, I been down to my last match. Felt a hundred different demons breathing fire down my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/well-i-been-deep-down-in-that-darkness-i-been-down-to-my-last-match/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

> [Just when I thought it couldnt get no hotter I fell in love with the farmer's daughter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/just-when-i-thought-it-couldnt-get-no-hotter-i-fell-in-love-with-the/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

> [Every song youre trying to find something that going to connect in different ways but for me the songs that Im really drawn to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/every-song-youre-trying-to-find-something-that-going-to-connect-in/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

> [I was a sickly baby, and after two sets of adoptive parents took me home, they returned me to the orphanage because of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/i-was-a-sickly-baby-and-after-two-sets-of-adoptive-parents-took-me/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

> [I like to write at home a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/i-like-to-write-at-home-a-lot/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

> [You may not know it, but I was adopted as a baby by my wonderful parents, Allan and Margaret Atkins of Cumberland Gap, Tenn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/you-may-not-know-it-but-i-was-adopted-as-a-baby-by-my-wonderful/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

> [The way I started playing music was sitting around with friends and singing songs. I love good ol' fashioned guitar pulls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/the-way-i-started-playing-music-was-sitting-around-with-friends-and/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

> [Right now my favorite TV show - because it's too close to home - is 'My Name Is Earl.' That show kills me. There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/right-now-my-favorite-tv-show-because-it-s-too-close-to-home-is-my/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

> [I started out singing covers. I've sung a lot of 'em and love a lot of 'em.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/i-started-out-singing-covers-i-ve-sung-a-lot-of-em-and-love-a-lot-of/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

> [It's still a trip for me to see somebody that I've only seen on television or in a movie. When they are there in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/it-s-still-a-trip-for-me-to-see-somebody-that-i-ve-only-seen-on/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

> [I guess I do prefer a ball cap. I have performed without a cap, mostly at funerals and weddings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/i-guess-i-do-prefer-a-ball-cap-i-have-performed-without-a-cap-mostly/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

> [Every song you're trying to find something that going to connect in different ways but for me the songs that I'm really drawn to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-atkins/every-song-you-re-trying-to-find-something-that-going-to-connect-in/)

[Rodney Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-atkins/)

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