I study what's happening in music. I want to sound different than everybody else. — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I could probably recite just about every song that was on country radio between 1990 and 2000. — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
A lot of times, songs can blend together on the radio because there's so many great songs out there. — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I realized after writing songs for years how important it is. Whether it provides a living for me or not, that creative… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I realized that I could try to sound like Waylon Jennings, or I could try to be like Waylon Jennings... but it's… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
As much as I enjoy traveling and playing on stage as an artist, I really find my true sense of purpose in… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
When somebody's never heard you, that's the way to do it: Just give them music for free and let them decide for… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I like to come up with lots of different sounds. So the final version of a song might have been 10 completely… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
It wasn't until I was 18, when I was graduating high school, that I went and bought a guitar on a whim. — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I've had a lot of folks tell me that my songs weren't quite country because they didn't really sound like anybody that… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I wrote a song several years ago while I was in college called 'Muscadine Wine.' I really didn't know if it had… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
The first song I learned on the guitar was a Kenny Chesney song called 'What I Need to Do'; it was just… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
With a song called 'House Party,' you'd expect it to be more about a big party, not as much about a relationship,… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
There wasn't really a song or artist that made me want to be a singer, I think I was always a fan… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I think of a song in terms of lyrics and stories, and that's what keeps it country for me. — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
A good story gives you more of a license to be forward and progressive with the music. — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
Maybe one day music will just be music, and there won't be these categories; it'll just be different shades of music. — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
Traditionally, music has been a means of separating ourselves as people from another group of people. — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I think that people in general appreciate honesty and not trying to cook something up just to fit a mold that would… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I do feel pressure internally and externally to put out music, but that excites me because I love songwriting, and this brings… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I connect music to the emotions that come from relationships, so most of the songs that I write are inspired by those… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
'Make You Miss Me' is an important song to me. Having it go No. 1 as the fifth single off of my… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
Putting out music as it's made, versus holding it until an album's finished, allows me to be more timely and maintain balance. — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I'm still learning a lot as a songwriter. I try to write down and make a note of ideas that I cross… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'm not even aware of some of the issues going on with me in my life until I sit down and start kind… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I do think I'm country, but your definition of that word might be different from my definition. In my opinion, country music, the sound… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I was pretty gung-ho about music and pursuing that and figuring that whole thing out, so I was wide-eyed and ready to go when… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
We drove right past That no trespassing sign Sat on the tailgate And watched the planes take off Thought we had all night There… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
In a small town, it's either sports or a band with your buddies. I was always athletic. But in college, I was exposed to… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
You want to stand out and be unique and do something different. I always try to zig when they zag - I guess it's… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I had some interesting costumes... the one that I remember right offhand is Zorro when I was a lot younger. I was a big… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
There's not a day goes by that I don't appreciate the freedom that I have to make music and tour and spend time with… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
Well there ain't enough smoke in my eyes To hide the kinda games you're trying to play Honey don't you act so surprised You… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I wish I could make multiple records, stylistically. The way that I'm gonna remedy that is to make a diverse record with a lot… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
The first song I learned on the guitar was a Kenny Chesney song called 'What I Need to Do'; it was just an easy… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
