A biography for Darius Ruckerhasn’t been written yet.
“You always wanna make the best record you ever made, and if I feel like I didn't do that, I wouldn't put it out.”
“I used to love watching 'Hee Haw' on TV when I was a kid. My brothers and sisters weren't happy about it, but I just loved the music.”
“I believe that one of the reasons I get to play golf all over the world is because of the barriers that Lee Elder broke down. I just think he's amazing.”
“I remember riding around with my friends with 'Ain't Even Done with the Night' cranked up and my windows down. Those were great days.”
“It seems that with other kind of music, they are looking for the next big thing, but with country music, they might be looking for that, but they also want to have that warm blanket that helped them through that relationship or that singer they have always loved.”
“Everybody's got problems, and if you're gonna leave somebody because they have problems, you're gonna be alone for a long time.”
“There's two times of year for me: Football season, and waiting for football season.”
“I just wanted to go out and make a record that I've always wanted to make since I was a kid.”
“Every time I have a song that does well, that's a great feeling to have.”
“When I was in high school, I read all of Neil Simon's plays.”
“One of the things that I'm dying to do is to sing the hook on a big rap song.”
“One of my pet peeves is when people think that pop guys go country when they can't make it in pop anymore.”
“I love making music, and I love touring. I love that I get to wake up and play music. I don't like being away from my wife and kids.”
“I'm pretty sure I'm gonna stick with country until I ride off in the sunset.”
“I had an AM radio and listened to Al Green, Kenny Rogers, Stevie Wonder, Charley Pride and Cheap Trick - sometimes in the same hour on the same station!”
“I'm a big Black Crowes guy. I think they are one of America's greatest rock & roll bands ever.”
“There are so many people who would like to see me not make it in Nashville. But that's good motivation.”
“I plan to make records as long as people wanna keep listening to them.”
“The thing that really gets me about the game is I've never played two rounds that were anywhere close to being the same - ever. Even with the same golf course and setup, nothing is ever the same. I love that about golf.”
“It's always a positive when radio is playing your music and fans are responding.”