We write songs that hit different people at different ages where they live. — Jay DeMarcus Different ages Copy Share Image
I think our live shows dispelled any misconceptions people had about us. When you come see us live, you know we're anything… — Jay DeMarcus Band Copy Share Image
I remember when 'I'm Moving On' came out, and we got the response we did, I thought, 'Man, this could be for… — Jay DeMarcus Dawned Copy Share Image
It's so much fun to have vocal groups out on the road because we get to see them do their thing, and… — Jay DeMarcus American Copy Share Image
That's what Joe Don Rooney and I do. He plays guitar and I play bass - and there's no reason to call… — Jay DeMarcus Band Copy Share Image
I love watching new acts find their footing. It's fun to watch them early on in their careers and get a gut… — Jay DeMarcus Find Copy Share Image
I'm not a perfect human being by any stretch of the imagination. But there is always this little voice inside of me… — Jay DeMarcus Human Copy Share Image
I'm surprised at the loyalty of the country music fan. People that started out with us at 'Prayin' for Daylight' still come… — Jay DeMarcus Country Copy Share Image
I think the simple message of that song is what attracted me to 'Every Day.' It's one of those simple yet profound… — Jay DeMarcus Day Copy Share Image
A lot of people still don't realize that, before Rascal Flatts, I was in a Christian band for four or five years,… — Jay DeMarcus Band Copy Share Image
I love making records. That's my favorite part of the whole process. And I love playing live, but certainly getting the music… — Jay DeMarcus Crazy Copy Share Image
When you put a new show out, you always have a few kinks that you need to iron out, and you need… — Jay DeMarcus Impact Copy Share Image
I was at a Dolly Parton concert when I was about 9 years old. I saw her at the Ohio State Fair,… — Jay DeMarcus Band Copy Share Image
It's hard to get to the point where you feel motivated and energized to go back in and create new music when… — Jay DeMarcus Create Copy Share Image
People would say, 'Why are you guys in country music? You look like you're in the Backstreet Boys.' We took so much… — Jay DeMarcus Backstreet boys Copy Share Image
When you first start out in the music business and hope that you have a couple hits, the ultimate payoff is to… — Jay DeMarcus Business Copy Share Image
Christian music was such a huge foundation for me, even as a kid, and I grew to love Christian music not only… — Jay DeMarcus Building Copy Share Image
So many people in this world get up every day and go to their nine-to-five job they hate for 12 months a… — Jay DeMarcus Blessed Copy Share Image
It's no secret that my favorite part of the process is making records; if I'm not making them with Flatts, then I'm… — Jay DeMarcus Making Copy Share Image
Country's opened its boundaries so wide that it embraces everything, and it gives everybody this new freedom to create now. — Jay DeMarcus Country Copy Share Image
I think it happens with every career when you've been around 10 or 12 years. You start to get on cruise control… — Jay DeMarcus Career Copy Share Image
I love every aspect of live performance and putting our shows together and approaching it from the standpoint of, 'What would we… — Jay DeMarcus Audience Copy Share Image
There were so many years that were going by at a lightning speed that it was so hard to kinda put our… — Jay DeMarcus Around Copy Share Image
Chicago was a big influence on all three of us growing up. I admire their musical integrity. When the opportunity came up… — Jay DeMarcus Big influence Copy Share Image
I think, as long as people are doing their craft at a high level, I'm going to have respect for it and… — Jay DeMarcus Find Copy Share Image
We do pretty much the same set list every night, and the show's down to certain cues because we have video and… — Jay DeMarcus Every night Copy Share Image
Constantly writing with new people is important. Also, listening to new music that's popular and that's making a splash - that's how… — Jay DeMarcus How Copy Share Image
I think our kids live an extraordinarily different life than what I lived growing up. Pretty much everything about their life is… — Jay DeMarcus Children Copy Share Image
We cut songs that touch us because if they don't touch us first, there's no way in the world we're going to… — Jay DeMarcus Music Copy Share Image
When you get to a certain point in your career, it's easy to just phone it in, to get complacent. If you're… — Jay DeMarcus Career Copy Share Image
I remember as a little kid watching the Opry from the nosebleeds, so to stand onstage and be invited to be a… — Jay DeMarcus Cool Copy Share Image
We live in the Bible Belt. I was born and raised in church. That's something that was really, really important to me,… — Jay DeMarcus Bible Copy Share Image
It caught us by surprise when people started calling us a boy band because we'd always considered ourselves pretty serious musicians. — Jay DeMarcus Band Copy Share Image
My mother and father are big musical heroes of mine. I think it was because it was the first memories that I… — Jay DeMarcus Falling in love Copy Share Image
With a band like Shenandoah, you don't want to take things and deconstruct them to a point where you don't recognize them. — Jay DeMarcus Band Copy Share Image
We were just hoping 'Prayin' for Daylight' wasn't a complete flop. Selling a million records wasn't even in our wildest thoughts. — Jay DeMarcus Daylight Copy Share Image
When you get new people around you, the excitement is new because they have different take on your music. They play it… — Jay DeMarcus Different music Copy Share Image
I grew up in the church and loved contemporary Christian music. I go back to the early days of when it first… — Jay DeMarcus Christian music Copy Share Image
When you sit there, and you sing the chorus - and then you look at each other, and everybody has the hair… — Jay DeMarcus Chorus Copy Share Image
There's really an art form to putting together a set list that flows evenly and that takes you on a ride and… — Jay DeMarcus Art Copy Share Image
