Thomas Rhett Quotes

It's a privilege to serve the poor, to be servants of noble Africans, but I better belong in the rehearsal room or in the studio with my band. That's where I want to be and I still wake up in the morning with melodies in my head.

I just want to make good music. That's it. That's what I care about.

I only want to make music because I have a passion for it.

I love Sara Bareilles. She's just so clever. I wish I were her. She's so awesome.

One night I went to see Bobby at the Flamingo. Because he was my hero, I would visit him for inspiration.

My first album is playful.

If you are speaking about my own songs, I would think so because we were talking about that particular era and I was singing one of my songs that I recorded 50 years ago.

My goal in life has been to be a songsmith, not a pop person.

No matter what I do, my songs come out in a certain style, and if that sounds like Dead Kennedys, then there's probably a reason for it. Don't forget, I wrote most of those songs, music and lyrics.

My brother Steve, who was a few years older than me, had 'Bad' on tape, and I remember listening to 'Smooth Criminal' and just thinking it was the coolest thing ever. I must have been five or six at the time, and I remember walking around school by myself thinking I was Michael Jackson. I wasn't dancing, exactly - more like walking musically.

I picked up the guitar at 15 because of Taylor Swift.

I have grown up listening to Strings and they have always been a source of inspiration to me.

I've been thinking a lot about how we worship celebrity and how we have Elvis and Marilyn Monroe and Jesus all on the same playing field.

I'm a huge closet Mariah Carey fan - she's got one of the best voices probably ever.

I love Chris Brown. He's a superstar. He's one of the best singers out there.

Personally, my favorite 'meat' song is 'We Got It Right.' As soon as it comes on, it transports me to a different place. And I'm really proud of our performance in the studio on that one.

I was inspired to be a singer/songwriter from an early age.

I've only written 30 songs or something. Dylan's written over 500 songs. There's no comparison. He's the Shakespeare of rock 'n' roll and popular music.

I'd love to work with Prince. He's such an amazing musician.

As an entertainer, my first responsibility is to entertain my fans who have made me who I am today. I am not a preacher who can tell youngsters what they should be doing and what they should not be doing. The youth of our country is intelligent enough to know what is good and bad, and my songs can't change their thinking.

I've always wanted to be a singer, ever since I was a child.

That's what we all hope and dream to do, when we stand in front of the mirror with our Goody comb and sing into it, is to have a bunch of songs that have touched people so much that they want to hear 'em every night.

Music is something that's so powerful and means so much to me.

I am playing Elvis Presley in 'Hello Darling.' The project is really exciting for me because I get to play my idol.

Really, music is what I'm interested in, and the lyric part of it came from just having to have something to sing.