As a guitar player, it's harder for me to impress somebody than it is to write a song that they like. — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
When I sit down with a guitar to write a song, or when going into a recording studio, the focus is really… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
If I get an idea for a song, I have a melody for it. I'm a musician first. I'm not limited by… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
I've been ripping the Rolling Stones off with every song I write in some form or another. — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
... We're all about trying to play better every night, not just singing hit songs ... we ad lib, and every night… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
If there's a song where there's a possibility of guitar stuff that would be fun to listen to, go for it. Don't… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
These times are fairly uncertain, but at the same time I have this really hopeful outlook that comes from having two little… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
I'm not a person you can figure out in one month. And you can't listen to one song and say, 'That's who… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark. — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
Our songs aren't metaphorical, normally: they're literal in their interpretation. — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
I'm the smart aleck. The class clown. I'm the guy who does the song nobody expects. — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
The hardest part about writing any song is, what do you write? And how do I rewrite things? You start to run… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
A creative space is an important thing. There are so many studios that feel like doctor's offices in Nashville. I couldn't write there. — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
My life would be very puzzling to most people if they had to follow me around for a day or two. They'd say, 'Wait… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
My father's a firefighter. He was my whole life. And my brother-in-law and several family members are firefighters. — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
I can't see this world unless I go/ outside my southern comfort zone. — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
When every memory has been made and the pages start to fade. And every prayer you ever prayed is heaven bound. When you think… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
You look out there and there's people that, their day is changed because of your contribution to it. — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
I go to eat dinner with my folks when I'm home. I think that's the trick. — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
I can't play a solo without thinking about John Jorgenson. I always think about what he would do. — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image