Keith Urban quotes

At the end of the day, the Grammys are about recognizing genres that are making an impact. (Keith Urban)
I think there's just so many people in the world that don't feel understood, and when you hear a song and you go, 'Oh, that song understands me,' that's an amazing feeling. I get it when I listen to the radio... That's a beautiful part of music. View quote
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You go through life experiences. Each record captures a different turning point in my life. View quote
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Once we get into the groove, we're kind of like long-distance runners - that adrenalin kicks in for me and I just keep running - and I don't stop! View quote
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A song like 'Once in a Lifetime' is inspired by my marriage - it's a good, life-changing happening in my life. I think when you find your once-in-a-lifetime love, that's what everybody's looking for. View quote
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I think it took me a while to convince Nashville that what I do is genuine and my heart's in the right place, and I love country music. View quote
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I think everybody has different priorities in their life. People live their lives differently. People become famous through all sorts of different reasons... some of it through art and some of it through just wanting to be famous. And I think how that all starts tends to reflect how you live your life daily. View quote
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I don't swear much; I've taken those words out of my vocabulary, and having kids, you have to have two sets of language! View quote
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It's not the case of turning in a bunch of songs and recording the next month. I think you're looking for songs all year long and you're writing all year long. View quote
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I tend to write better when I'm not touring. View quote
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I make no apologies for being a huge fan of radio songs. (Keith Urban)
It's something I've always loved doing. I'm not one of the artists who comes in and just does my bit. I'm there every second of every day. That's my hands-on situation. View quote
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My father's record collection was all country. That's how I was exposed to it. View quote
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I've never wanted to name an album from a song title if I could avoid it because I like it to be a body of work. View quote
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Sometimes I just cry at random stuff! View quote
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Being with my family is very important to me, and touring is very important to me, too, because it's who I am. It's what I do. View quote
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You're always in a different headspace when you make each record, so hopefully they're all different. You just pick up things that you wish you hadn't done on the first one. View quote
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There are certain songs that are sacred. People want to hear them just as they are in their head; they don't want you messing around with them. And then there are some other songs, if they've been around a long time in our set list, that I think we can take some creative liberties with. View quote
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I've always been a pretty private, quiet kind of person and so I haven't had to change my life really at all, I don't think. View quote
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I'm a little more comfortable in that role. I love being in the studio. View quote
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I love the beginnings of artists when all they've got is raw talent and nothing else. (Keith Urban)
Country seems to be finding a bigger audience. Certainly an audience out of the general country scene is finding me. View quote
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Getting on the bus and touring was my life. And when that was not around, I felt myself a bit lost at times, because that was all I had. View quote
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I always wish I'd had more mentors, better mentors, wiser mentors, people who were proper professional working musicians to guide me as I was coming up. View quote
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I think the industry is oblivious to the fact that most people listen to all kinds of stuff. I personally don't know of anyone who listens to only one genre of music. It's vanity because no one does. View quote
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