Coy Bowles

“If the people that love you are the people at your side on your last day, and there's not a soul in that room that has any bad words to say about you, well, I'd say Heaven awaits you, my friend.”

“My goal for children's books is to have them become tableside or bedside classics. To me, it would be awesome to write a book that every kid would end up reading at some point in their life because influencing kids in a positive way at such a young age is really cool.”

“I basically am the only musician in my family. My aunt plays a little piano, but that's about it. My dad's mother painted and was actually good at it. I do not come from a long line of musicians, though.”

“Writing children's books all started out as a way for me to give back and make a difference.”

“The recipe to our success is that you have a bunch of different guys who listen to a lot of different music.”

“Songwriting is a big deal to me.”

“I've never been much to believe that my Creator will judge me or anyone at their final days. I don't really know if I believe in going to Heaven or Hell.”

“I firmly believe if you start something, you should finish it.”

“I got into writing short stories and blogs while on the road.”

“Life is short, so there is no reason why you shouldn't live it to the fullest expression of yourself.”

“Carlos Sosa, the saxophone player for Zac Brown Band, and I worked up two songs for 'When You're Feeling Sick.' They were a blast to work on. The songs are real upbeat and silly.”

“I grew up as an only child, so inherently, most of my life was centered around me. My parents taught me to play well with others and to share my toys, but I was still an only child who didn't have to share my parent's attention with siblings. As great as my childhood was, I always wanted brothers and sisters.”

“We try not to think that our listeners are one-track-minded people with the music they listen to.”

“The 'Will Powers' story is like my life to a certain degree.”

“We listen to so many different types of music, so it's easy for us to play a different genre or style and it be true to what we do.”

“You don't realize how beautiful an idea is until you do it with other people. There's this really shimmery, awesome thing when you start finishing a song - where the song just starts writing itself.”

“The tour is like our bread and butter. You don't really get to experience the band unless you see us live.”

“Whether there's 100 people or 100,000, we bring our 'A' game every single time. We're full-speed on stage. We kick the audience's butt.”

“I don't usually suggest going into something you cannot do, but sometimes you gotta jump in and land on your feet.”

“I've really learned a lot from Zac Brown over the years. He is someone that I consider to be one of my best friends, and besides my parents, he has taught me more than anyone else. Zac is, by nature, a giving and understanding person.”