Corey Smith

Athens, much like Austin, is a difficult music scene. There are so many musicians there that it is hard to get gigs…

— Corey Smith

I believe that people want to hear good songs and they want to be moved.

— Corey Smith

What we really need to be open to is diversity itself, especially in a business environment. What you want is a plethora…

— Corey Smith

When I deal with my struggles in my songs, I feel like most people are going to identify with my struggles because…

— Corey Smith

There are a lot of people who talk about a formula for being able to start a fan base. But for me,…

— Corey Smith

“To live is to struggle and to struggle is to grow.”

— Corey Smith

When I think about my career and how it all started, it really started with me getting to a point where I…

— Corey Smith

I just try to stay honest with myself and in doing that I feel like the songs are going to resonate.

— Corey Smith

The most important thing is writing songs that resonate and giving people a chance to listen to them.

— Corey Smith

I get asked if I mind when someone burns my music. I'm just flattered that people want to.

— Corey Smith

I don't worry so much about whether people are buying my music or getting it for free.

— Corey Smith

“If I could do it again, I'd do it the same.”

— Corey Smith

I find that it is useless to worry about things I can't control and I can't control how many people come out…

— Corey Smith

I think people just want to hear good songs and I just want to keep getting better as a writer so that…

— Corey Smith

In many ways my writing is like therapy. It is my way of dealing with things.

— Corey Smith

I believe that most people aren't that different from one another. Although we might appear to be different on the surface, I…

— Corey Smith

I write very personal songs. Subject matter is usually derived from some internal struggle that I am having.

— Corey Smith