Brantley Gilbert

“There's no smoke and mirrors here.”

“The girls from my hometown are so over me.”

“I don't need anything to have a good time or be a hell-raiser. I was born one.”

“We try to put on the same show regardless of what stage or platform we're on.”

“I've always been that way where, if something doesn't work out the first time, I won't try to beat a dead horse.”

“I'll flip a stupid tire. But I ain't running.”

“When it came to rock, I was always drawn to guitars.”

“If I'm down about something or having problems with something, I can write it down and get it out.”

“Every bit of joy in my heart, you know, every smile on my face is yours. It's awesome to be able to share that with somebody.”

“If you're going to go out doing something, you might as well be fighting for your country or fighting for your life.”

“You meet people in the business and wonder how compassionate they are.”

“I think I definitely get my soft side from my mother.”

“I'm a country guy from a small town, you know, and it comes across as real because it is.”

“I don't sit down to write a country song. I don't sit down to write a rap song. I just sit down to write a song, you know what I mean? And I try to make that song the best it can be.”

“I just sit down and write the best song for the best moment, and however it comes out, it is what it is.”

“I'm a very happy man. I've seen how bad it can get, and I'm sure it could get worse if I let it, but all that made me appreciate where I am. Plus, I'm married to a very hot woman who got away.”

“If a really, really pretty girl needs a ride home, I'm your guy.”

“For me, I write some songs that are really important to me, and I've got some feedback where some of them help folks and inspire people.”

“I got several litmus tests for songs, but usually the people at the publishing company... they're straight-shooters.”

“Not to take anything away from artists who don't write their own songs, but it's always been important to me to make sure it's my story.”