Hank Williams III

“I always think Hank Williams knew that he was going to die young, and that's why he did that much work.”

“I have never had a business mind.”

“I was always a Pink Floyd fan, and I was always into movie soundtracks.”

“When I'm making a record, I'm trying to take people through different moods.”

“It's a great feeling being with a label that respects what I do.”

“It's right there on my birth certificate, 'Shelton Hank Williams III.' It's not fake.”

“Hank Williams, Hank Jr. and myself, if you check your history, you'll see that they've always played in rowdy environments. Part of that is a lot of people are coming to forget their problems and not being told what to do for a couple of hours and not try to have anything sold to them or pushed on them.”

“You can't say I don't work hard and give all I got.”

“The biggest production show I went to with my step-dad and my mom was Adam Ant when I was probably eleven.”

“The folks at Curb Records didn't have respect for me and I was there for 15 years.”

“It was fun trying to use a few different voices for the vocal track on 'Country Heroes.'”

“Hank Williams was playing rock-n-roll before rock-n-roll was.”

“I'm just gonna keep doing what I do, and hopefully not make too many people mad.”

“It's really tough - if you're on a major label and they want you to have a number one song, you need to do what they say.”

“If you look at how much Hank Williams did by 29 years old, it makes you feel pretty worthless.”

“I'll tell you, Nashville ruined country music.”

“When I'm feeling awful, music is the only thing that releases the pressure. It's been the best psychiatrist I've ever had.”

“I could have took the easy way and just been a cowboy, looking good, trying to make my money off Hank Williams and being this clean-cut guy. But I always wanted to be myself and go against the grain.”

“In country, you can grow old with your fans. You can still do shows when you're 70.”

“Pop country is about being so clean and perfect and not having any rough edges or imperfections. It's all manufactured.”