Garth Brooks Quotes

One of the people I heard early on in his career was Eric Church. I liked him and his music.

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

I really like Nicki Minaj. I think she's great.

If you had told me when I was starting out that I would be coming down to Nashville, kind of weaving in and out of the country scene, I never would've thought that in a million years.

Most of my friends in Nashville - almost all of them - seem to have had hits in the '70s, either as artists or songwriters or producers.

If you can't play guitar and sing in Nashville, you might as well just be a construction worker.

I tell my audiences today that I served 10 years in Nashville! That's a joke, of course; I was grateful for the work. Bob Ferguson, who produced Connie Smith, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, started calling me in.

I'm just trying to be the next Trisha Yearwood.

I think Kenny Chesney or Garth Brooks would be the coolest duet partners. I look up to them so much for their work ethics.

Hillbilly Rock' was the song that opened the door and gave me a reason to get a bus and a band and cowboy clothes to go out there and figure it out in front of everybody. And the hits started coming.

I have a fan base. I've sold a million albums in country music. I've got fans out there who love my music and would like to hear more.

My dad, Billy Ray, he had a huge hit in the '90s with 'Achy Breaky Heart.' And, you know, as a kid I always said I wanted to be just like my dad. And it's crazy - just be careful what you wish for because I had the same thing he had, which was a huge hit off his first album.

If I was just a country singer, I wouldn't be near as cool and I wouldn't have nowhere near as cool of a fan base.

Hit songs are mysterious and slippery beasts; few artists have a lock on them. This means that many people, like me, have become fans of songs rather than fans of artists.

I'ma continue to make records, continue to make hits, continue to be what I am, legendary.

We've got great fans that rock and roll won't have, because you can have a one-hit record and country music used to, not so much anymore and you have a fan forever.

I think it's all about the people who listen to your music, and loving playing and writing. Once you've got those two, and they're your main two priorities, then radio and TV and all the other stuff that comes with it will come. But that's not the be-all end-all.

My fame came from my success as a country music singer.

I guess I've been making records since I was 16, and even when 50 people bought them, I thought that was amazing.

How can you not like Britney Spears?

I like this town, it's really great. They've put me in The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. This town is about music. It's about the kind of music I like.

I don't take a second for granted of the honor of representing country music.

A Grammy is really nice, but having lots of fans is really nice, too. I think just getting a record out is a success on its own.

All I could think about was, 'I just wanna blow him away. I wanna make him proud, because I really wanna sign with Timbaland and spend the rest of my career making music with Tim.'

I always say I wanna work with Alicia Keys. I'm in awe of her.