Hunter Hayes

“My celebrity crush is not gonna find out who my celebrity crush is anytime soon. I'm so nervous! I may keep that to myself because if I do meet her and she already knows about it, that could be awkward.”

“I believe when you meet the right person it clicks, and you both know and you start making it work, you know?”

“I don't believe in making a record and rushing it.”

“In any city or town, you can find a good, rocking Italian place. The most unhealthy thing on the menu? I'll have two of those!”

“Robert Duvall saw me playing at a restaurant in Louisiana and invited me to be an extra in his movie 'The Apostle.' He gave me a guitar for my sixth birthday, and I thought that was the coolest thing in the world.”

“I want to find someone who's really into something like I'm really into something, so that I can support them and we can both cheer each other on. I've got a lot of dreams I want to achieve, and I hope someone can cheer me on as I'll cheer them on in their dreams.”

“Anytime I can go fly for a few hours, I go. It's stressful and stress-relieving at the same time.”

“I love driving. I've been obsessed with driving something since I was a kid.”

“I have a string of competitiveness in me. It's really strange 'cause it's not something that I would even expect myself to have, but every now and then it kinda sneaks out, you know.”

“Thank you to country radio for believing in me.”

“I struggled with feeling confident for a long time, but I think it's important to be strong and not compromise for anyone or a relationship - I'm drawn to that.”

“I just love music gear, I'm a total geek all around.”

“'Encore' was an experiment. 'Encore' was the second chance at a first impression. 'Encore' was not completely planned.”

“I always loved LeAnn Rimes and especially Clint Black for his soulfulness. As I've gotten older, my influences have broadened - John Mayer, Michael Buble, Stevie Wonder, Keith Urban, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the Beatles - all of these artists have somehow been a part of my development as a songwriter.”

“I started writing when I was around 6. I say 'writing,' but it was really just making up stuff! I started writing and doing my own thing. I didn't really know what a demo was or anything like that, so I started getting interested in studio gear and started learning about one instrument at a time. My first instrument was an accordion.”

“Albums are chapters. They're part of a story.”