Jimmie Allen

“It feels incredible to find the type of love I've been writing songs about all these years!”

“I've been trying to do this music thing for so long, I kind of got addicted to struggle, the grind, so typically once I reach some sort of moment, I'm like, 'Aiight, cool, what's next?' I'm ready to get back to hitting the ground running.”

“I want people to get sick of seeing me.”

“Country music came from Black people - it all started with the blues and bluegrass.”

“I figured, if someone wants to do classical music, or blues, or jazz, they move to an area where that's popular, and they chase down blues or jazz connections. For me, it was the same thing.”

“I have siblings that look up to me, so the fear of them giving up on their dream because I gave up on mine is what kept me going for so many years.”

“I like my coffee about the color of my skin.”

“I remember watching the ACMs growing up. I would start on the couch and when the winner won the category, I had to walk up and stand by the TV and give my acceptance speech.”

“There's so many opportunities and so many things that I want to do.”

“The crazy thing is after I had my son, that next year, I got a publishing deal. The next year, I got a record deal.”

“I remember growing up, people would say, 'You could be president!' Well, for a black kid looking at that, it wasn't until Obama became president that you were like, 'Maybe it can really happen.'”

“My dad raised me on Country music. It's all he listens to.”

“I am a huge fan of Louis York and The Shindellas. I love what they have to say musically.”

“My main lessons with my kids are to be yourself, have confidence in yourself, never give up and be good to people. Those are tools that help you succeed, no matter what it is you're doing.”

“Everything that I write, I somehow tie it back into who I am and how I grew up.”

“Faith Evans is one of my favorite female vocalists.”

“Most of the time, if you're just present and just show up consistently, things will happen for you.”

“Everything I accomplish, it doesn't surprise me.”

“When people set a date on something, they never do it. How many people say, 'I'm moving next week,' or 'I'm moving next year?' I'm like, 'Just go!'”

“I always wanted to be like a darker-complected Keith Urban, but I don't play the guitar that well. And I'm a little taller.”