Thomas Rhett Quotes

I don't ever have the pressure of making a hit, because I've never had a hit song, per se. The closest thing to a hit song was 'Shiraz,' and it's not your prototypical hit song, with a catchy hook and all this other stuff.

I have to write pretty songs; that's what gets them on the charts.

I want to have hit records, but I'm not searching to say, 'All right, I need this to be in the club. I need this, that.' I'm just making quality music.

The whole industry evolves around a great song.

The desire to hit a big home run is dominating the music business.

I never really think so much about commercial success; I usually just think about records that move me, and 'Baby Got Back' was one that moved me.

I follow a simple formula when I compose. I ask myself, 'What would the audience want to hear?' and 'Why would they buy my CDs?' And the process of answering these questions through music follows. Sometimes, it works. Sometimes, it backfires.

If I have a hit, then I hope the people who like the hit song go out and buy my album so they can hear it all.

The only thing I think of is the next hit record.

I love hooks, but getting radio airplay has never been a concern to me while I'm writing. That would be a very stifling and imprisoning way of writing music.

In my music career, I never was interested in working and writing and creating songs based on what kind of rewards I could receive in return - a hit song, per se, is what most contemporary artists have to deal with when they deal with a label.

I want every song on it to be a hit.

I recorded my first song, 'Greetings,' and it got so much attention on SoundCloud. I was not expecting that.

I guess if I'd have more of a producer attitude, maybe I'd sell more records. But I'm basically a songwriter.

I become more seasoned, it's less interesting to try and compete in the pop market.

I am in a business that's built on record sales and reputation and how your single is doing and where your song is on iTunes. But the kind of music that I do comes from my beliefs.

I don't believe in the philosophy of stumbling across hit records.

I know that when I make a record like The Delivery Man as a contrast to even Il Sogno, this is going to reach a wider audience, because it communicates in that very direct way.

If you're a pop singer, you don't need to evolve. You just get a set together, have some hit songs and play them over and over.

Well, I tried to get a record deal in 1966 or '67, and everyone thought I was too eclectic.

I never liked making albums.

It's a total big difference between a person that got lyrics and a person that can make hit singles. I'm a person that can make some hit singles. I'm not in no booth trying to be a lyrical genius. I'm preparing to make me some singles, and as I develop as a man, then they'll respect my emcee skills.

As corny as it may sound, my true goal was to crack the Americana market.

It doesn't take a year to sing a song. Takes a year for people to figure out how to market it.

If you don't write good music, people aren't going to listen to anything you say.