Samuel Larsen Quotes

I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great.

Probably the first artist who really captured me was Tim McGraw. His songs 'Don't Take the Girl' and 'Indian Outlaw' were fun, and he was different than a lot of artists.

I understand that, but this disc shows the type of music that I've always liked and wanted to make.

Lets be clear, Dolly Parton is a rapper. Somewhere before all the country, I don't know what happens up there in the mountains when you're growing up, but she has been spitting rhymes for a very long time - 50 years I'd say.

I had no desire to become a singer until I heard Billie Holiday. The first time I heard her on a record, it was a revelation. She sounded like a woman singing about herself.

I've been a legitimate fan of Keith Urban's for a long time and have been to a bunch of his concerts.

I love Frank Ocean. I think he's so talented and his music is so great. So, I would love to do one of his songs like 'Bad Religion' or 'Pink Matter.'

Anyone who takes the craft of songwriting seriously I radiate towards. Spending time with Daryl Hall was a dream come true. I picked his brain a lot because Hall And Oats is timeless.

I listened to country music my whole life. I started writing music when I was a teenager. It all came out country.

Playing someone drum 'n' bass for the first time in 'Pass Out' - they're like, 'Oh my God, what is this?' I'm having a lot of fun and a good time showcasing the music.

Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt, and sang every word. You didn't know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about.

Someone like Katy Perry - I like her writing because I listen to music as a songwriter. I like a lot of her songs - like, 'Firework' is a song that I think I could write.

I really like Holly Williams. I've said that a bunch, but her song 'Drinkin',' I just love it.

I did an album called 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.' I sang the song on 'Hee Haw.'

I'm very lucky; I have a lot of knowledge. My favorite band is The Beatles, so a lot of inspiration for my music comes from them, too.

Springsteen's 'Thunder Road' and Carole King's 'It's Too Late' are examples of why I am a singer/songwriter. I practice these songs every day. The melodies are timeless in the rock world, the lyrics are words that I need to say, and they need to be heard again.

I have a lot of favorite songs. One of them is Lyle Lovett's version of 'If I Needed You.'

You're never going to improve on a Michael Jackson song if you cover it.

I really want to do a cover of Joan Armatrading.

I got to meet Rachel Platten, who sings 'Fight Song,' I love that song.

When I saw Santana for the first time, I was really inspired. Same with Stevie Ray Vaughn.

We'll be in our 60s performing 'Push It' somewhere. Good old 'Push It.' I don't know what it is about that song.

A lot of my peers, be seniors or juniors, they'll text me or they'll call me and they'll say, 'Thank you for doing the music that you do because it pushes the genre forward in different ways.' It's a very rewarding thing to hear.

'Rainy Dayz' and 'Glaciers of Ice,' those two songs - I mean, I just love those songs.

A lot of the inspiration for my album 'Rules' was the cheekiness of Aqua.