Matthew Ramsey Quotes

... coming to a place like Nashville, which is just music music music, it's always been such an influence on me. And there are so many interesting songwriters out there, and it's such a crazy business and so many people are trying to do it, and it's all right there in Nashville.

I wasn't sure I'd ever win again. Every time I got close, somebody seemed to play a little better.

I don't think I'd get caught up in the crazy side of the music industry because it's just not in my nature.

You can only start a boyband if you kill one of the ones already out there.

At the end of the day, there's only a few major stars in the music business, and then there's all these people that are aspiring to be that.

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.

Nashville was totally different than I ever dreamed. I had only seen the music business on television and been to a couple of concerts. I had no clue.

There have been artists who've sold out arenas one year, and the next they can't fill a theatre. There's always more to achieve.

There are so many people who would like to see me not make it in Nashville. But that's good motivation.

I think probably my main advice to new artists is if you want to be in the music business, you need to be dang serious about it because it's a rough business.

Be in Nashville if you want to be in country music, because everybody that can help you is here.

You can't be rolling into town with stars in your eyes. A lot of people get to Nashville and immediately start selling themselves: 'Let's go to lunch and talk about the business!' Then you realize everyone is talented here.

I'm not desperate to sign, like, a record deal. I'm very hungry, but I'm just not desperate for it.

Everyone's a critic: when you are doing something good, everybody wants to bring you down, and that's something I've been told. People want to see you do good, but not too good.

Look; being in this band, of course it would be great, yeah. But, I mean, I don't live and breathe every minute of every day thinking like, 'Oh, my God. We have to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.'

The music industry is an unforgiving place, and it shall unceremoniously show you the door if you can't perform to high standards.

Every single day I wrote a song, I was hoping somebody like Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean or whoever would record the song. It's tough to do because there are so many great songwriters in Nashville, and I was lucky enough to get some songs recorded before I got my record deal.

I wasn't thinking so much of music. I wasnt thinking so much of perfection or stardom or any of that stuff.

I feel like the expectations have gone up. It's not a complaint, but it's a little intimidating. People are like, 'Oh, you're on Matador. It's kind of a legendary label - you're going to have to live up to all those other bands.' I guess it's not that explicit.

One thing about being in Metallica is I've always felt challenged.

You have to win football matches, and if you don't, you allow people to criticise you.

It was nice to have success in the SheBelieves Cup, but that just brings more pressure.

The pressure is always there with Bayern, but we can cope with it.

When you become the champion, you become a target.

I joined Bayern at the age of 11, and from then on it was all about being up to the competition. It doesn't matter who you face, you are always the favorite. You learn this at a young age. And this continues throughout your career at Bayern Munich, you are always the favorite or one of the favorites in every competition you are involved in.