Gabby Barrett Quotes

The reason it has lasted for 30 years is for one reason and one reason only: Classic Rock radio.

There's one place that I've always known I wanted to be, and that is on country radio.

Once Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings are not cool on country radio, it's time for a new format.

We can get airplay all across the board, from CHR to Active rock.

But in those days - in the mid-'50s, early '60s - there was less than 300 radio stations that were playing country music and a lot of that wasn't full time.

Any album that I ever put out I'm going to send it to country radio first.

This is the kind of problem you want to have! Country radio has been great to me my whole career. I can't thank those folks enough.

When I hear other artists talk, they talk about 'How come radio's not playing my song?' Well, you have to look at it under a microscope and know that each station is just trying to do what's right for their market, and it's scary for a radio station to add a song that they don't know how well it's gonna do for them.

Country artists have advantages all over the place. The radio support is incredible. The fanbase is rabid, all over.

Radio has had my back since 'Missin' You Crazy,' which was a very traditional kind of song.

The climate at country radio is very, 'Let's keep it up-tempo,' probably best if you're a guy.

There's so many great people in Country Radio, and I appreciate all the support they've given me.

Country radio has been extremely good to me, which I am extremely grateful for and and means a bunch. But there is room for many other people.

I don't want to put my fate in country music fans; I'm too stubborn.

Anytime you have a fellow artist say, 'Loving the new Luke Bryan album,' that's awesome.

You could be Top 5 on iTunes, but for people to buy an album, they've got to have a connection with an artist. Every time I bought someone's album, it was about the connection. I was loving everything, from their raps to their style. I wanted to meet them.

My songs don't play on pop radio; they play on black radio.

It is difficult to get played at my age on the radio.

Super casual music listeners. That's most of the people in the world. And you have to understand, that's why Top 40 radio exists. It's not there for people who seek out music and who love music.

D.C. is one my largest audiences. They buy tons of records of mine in Washington, D.C.

Classic Rock radio gave us our longevity.

In England, rock music very rarely infiltrates the charts, but country music even less so.

I think if we keep on doing good music and people like us and they buy the magazine because we are in the magazine then they cant basically hate us hopefully.

I feel like fans who like old Southern rock and country, and more lyric-driven songs in general, have come to country radio. I think that's why you see country radio growing and albums selling: People are craving a little more of the singer-songwriter stuff going on in country.

As long as someone wants to hear my music, I don't care if it's a ringtone or the album or whatever.