--- title: "1 Things Sing Quotes By Keith Whitley" description: "1 Things Sing quotes by Keith Whitley. Plus more from Keith Whitley and more Things Sing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e7/keith-whitley-18150_lived_most-of-the-things-i-sing-in-my-songs-i_3073164.jpg" --- > [Most of the things I sing in my songs, I've lived.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/most-of-the-things-i-sing-in-my-songs-i-ve-lived/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e7/keith-whitley-18150_lived_most-of-the-things-i-sing-in-my-songs-i_3073164.jpg) ## More by Keith Whitley > [Shortly after I started in bluegrass, Ricky Skaggs and I got together and the bluegrass career just snowballed. Being 15 or 16 and making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/shortly-after-i-started-in-bluegrass-ricky-skaggs-and-i-got-together/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) > [I did so many crazy things while drinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/i-did-so-many-crazy-things-while-drinking/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) > [I grew up listening to my mother's collection of Hank Williams, George Jones and Marty Robbins records.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/i-grew-up-listening-to-my-mother-s-collection-of-hank-williams-george/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) > [The whole deal with my music has been the emotional quality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/the-whole-deal-with-my-music-has-been-the-emotional-quality/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) > [I believe in 'Hard Livin'.' The song has a lot of potential. I sang it on the road for about a year before I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/i-believe-in-hard-livin-the-song-has-a-lot-of-potential-i-sang-it-on/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) > [I thought everybody had to drink to be in this business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/i-thought-everybody-had-to-drink-to-be-in-this-business/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) > [Lyrics mean a lot to me, and I won't record a song unless I can feel it. That's something I learned from Carter Stanley.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/lyrics-mean-a-lot-to-me-and-i-won-t-record-a-song-unless-i-can-feel/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) > [I learned to do things the way the old-timers did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/i-learned-to-do-things-the-way-the-old-timers-did/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) > [Even when I was 3 or 4 years old, I'd go out riding in the car with mom and dad, and I already knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/even-when-i-was-3-or-4-years-old-i-d-go-out-riding-in-the-car-with/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) > [I keep progressing with each record, and that's a positive sign.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/i-keep-progressing-with-each-record-and-that-s-a-positive-sign/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) > [It's not so uncommon for me to get so wrapped up in a song that I cry several times when I sing them. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/it-s-not-so-uncommon-for-me-to-get-so-wrapped-up-in-a-song-that-i-cry/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) > [Songs I do have to strike an emotional chord the first time I sing them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/songs-i-do-have-to-strike-an-emotional-chord-the-first-time-i-sing/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) > [You may not hear much bluegrass on the surface of my music, but I feel the emotion I put in a song comes from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/you-may-not-hear-much-bluegrass-on-the-surface-of-my-music-but-i-feel/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) > [I don't remember ever not wanting to be a country singer. Even as a little kid, that was my dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/i-don-t-remember-ever-not-wanting-to-be-a-country-singer-even-as-a/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) > [We did the 'L.A. to Miami' album, with the song 'Miami, My Amy,' which really saved my life as far as confidence goes. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/we-did-the-l-a-to-miami-album-with-the-song-miami-my-amy-which-really/) [Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/things-sing/keith-whitley/#itemlist", "name": "1 Things Sing Quotes By Keith Whitley", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Most of the things I sing in my songs, I've lived.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Keith Whitley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/most-of-the-things-i-sing-in-my-songs-i-ve-lived/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e7/keith-whitley-18150_lived_most-of-the-things-i-sing-in-my-songs-i_3073164.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e7/keith-whitley-18150_lived_most-of-the-things-i-sing-in-my-songs-i_3073164.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e7/keith-whitley-18150_lived_most-of-the-things-i-sing-in-my-songs-i_3073164.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Most of the things I sing in my songs, I've lived.” — Keith Whitley", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/things-sing/keith-whitley/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/things-sing/keith-whitley/", "name": "Things Sing Quotes by Keith Whitley", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/things-sing/keith-whitley/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e7/keith-whitley-18150_lived_most-of-the-things-i-sing-in-my-songs-i_3073164.jpg" }, "description": "1 Things Sing quotes by Keith Whitley. 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