Dave Haywood quotes

That's country music for you - bourbon and the Bible. (Dave Haywood)
You look at Michael McDonald and people like that; I think they just tried to write music that was true to themselves. That's our bottom line. Whatever people view us as, I think as long as we try to create good music that will win out in the end. View quote
Dave Haywood
When you're looking for a band name, I know it sounds weird, but everything you look at, everything you observe and read, you kind of think, 'Man, maybe that could be our band name.' View quote
Dave Haywood
It is always weird to be in the studio working on Christmas music in June and July, so we decorated the entire studio, we really did. We brought out lights, fake trees and decorated the place to get in the Christmas spirit. You'd leave the studio, and it'd be 100 degrees out in Nashville, but nonetheless, a great experience. View quote
Dave Haywood
I've always been drawn to city skylines. View quote
Dave Haywood
I can still picture myself riding in the back of a Bronco to a field party after a rainstorm. My mama will kill me for saying this, but my first beer, I was 15 and I didn't know what to do with it. I thought you were supposed to chug it. So I just downed the whole thing in one gulp. All my friends were like, 'Duuuuuuude! View quote
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Mumford and Sons and Adele are both incredible artists and are great for popular music. There's a lot of club music with heavy beats, so to have that Mumford record and hear banjos being used is so cool. View quote
Dave Haywood
We have our roots in country, and that's our foundation, but we pull from a lot. View quote
Dave Haywood
We all love to sing, and when we sit down to write a song I think it kind of shows itself to us. View quote
Dave Haywood
To me the bottom line is: good music is good music. View quote
Dave Haywood
We don't get too nervous for too may things, but on television a few million people are sitting there watching. Definitely a lot more nerves. (Dave Haywood)
We were taking some photos one day in front of one of these old antebellum homes, and one of us said the word. And we all kind of stopped and said, 'That could be a name!' ... It just feels kind of country and nostalgic. View quote
Dave Haywood
At the Grammys, you walk down the halls and everyone's got five security guards. You can't talk to anybody. You always feel out of place, like, 'Hey, the rednecks are in town!' View quote
Dave Haywood