Charlie Worsham Quotes

When I was asked if I wanted to perform on the Grand Ole Opry, I yelled, 'Are you kidding me?' I've been waiting for that my whole life. To be invited where so many of the greatest country artists have performed is an honor, and I still can't believe it has been bestowed on me. Just to stand in the circle where so many greats have stood-Hank Williams, Kitty Wells, I just couldn't believe it.

I'd definitely love to play in Nashville again. That would be really good.

The first time I remember going to Nashville was in 1971 back when 'Snowbird' was a hit and I performed at the Grand Ole Opry.

I remember as a little kid watching the Opry from the nosebleeds, so to stand onstage and be invited to be a member was really, really cool.

Playing at the Opry, for me, it has such a history. It feels sort of like a coming-out party as a country artist. To know your heroes have played here is kind of crazy.

Whether or not I considered myself a country singer, when I sang a country song, I was as good as anybody.

Jimmy Dickens was the essence of country music and the heart of the Grand Ole Opry.

You think about people like Hank Williams, who stood on that spot of wood, and Mr. Acuff, and, of course, George Jones. And just about anybody you can think of who has made country music has been on that stage. That's what makes you so nervous - to think about the historical part of the Opry and how it's played such a part in country music.

I came out the back of the building and I was hollering, 'I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry! I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry!'

I love playing the CMA Music Festival each year because it's one of the very best audiences you could hope for. It's one of the places you can perform where you know everyone there is a big Country Music fan.

The bedrock thing of country music is, it's about storytelling. I feel like I was able to find a niche because I connected to that in some way.

I want to play the Grand Ole Opry for sure. And I want to meet and play with people like Emmylou Harris and Vince Gill.

Obviously to be on this team, to be able to represent my country and have the platform that I do, I'm incredibly grateful for it.

I drove to Nashville a few times, met with some people and hung out, went to the Opry, and that kind of stuff. I made the decision - you've got to be present to win, so I packed it up and moved out here, and it's been great. It's been the best decision I ever made.

My dad was a country musician, so we had David Allan Coe and lots of other country music playing around the house all the time.

Growing up, the Opry was my Hollywood.

I do duets with folks like Randy Goodman, Aaron Neville, Bryan Adams, people like that.

I'm a very lucky guy to play for my country, and I'm very happy and lucky to have this country.

When you play a show and you see people singing your lyrics back to, you feel as if they do know you.

When I started out as a cover band, I was obsessed with Keith Urban and Jason Aldean and Eric Church; those are the songs I chose to sing as a cover band.

I get the chance to play for my country. That's the biggest stage. It's an honor for me.

I especially like the songs Hurry Up and The Curse Of Castle Dragon, and I often include them in my live show.

All music is based on country music. And that's why so many different kinds of people relate to it. There are more country music fans in New Jersey than there are down South.

There are guys in country music who are wizards on the guitar. If you're a country fan, you're used to it. But as a rock guitar player, you listen.

It was unlikely that anyone had ever heard a black person sing country music.