A biography for Jimmie Allenhasn’t been written yet.
“I realized for me and my mental health, I needed to be doing something.”
“I feel like once you tour with somebody, you tie your name with them, and however they are, people associate that with you.”
“Living in your car, being broke, being homeless, being hungry - I've seen grueling.”
“I got to work with the legend Dolly Parton, who I've been a fan of for a long time.”
“I told my mom when I was 5 years old I was going to be an entertainer.”
“When we're on the road, my family is with me all day. We're hanging out. We go to amusement parks and museums. We go fishing and bowling.”
“I can't think of a better feeling than the first time you hear your song playing on the radio station you grew up listening to.”
“My dad and my mom told me, 'Don't just think there's one way to be successful.' Remember, there's more than one way to spread your name and who you are in country music. It's helped my career in a tremendous way.”
“A Grammy is something that can never get taken away. Win or lose, you have to say 'Grammy-nominated.'”
“It's our job, just as humans, to have a platform and find ways to share it and create other opportunities for other artists.”
“There's always pushback, having to prove how country I am.”
“As a father, it has been so rewarding to love my kids into their own unique voices.”
“Once I start something, I get obsessed with it to where I want to get better.”
“I was broke when I had my son. I was working three jobs - I was a server, a janitor at an elementary school and I was collecting trash for waste management.”
“When I was a kid, my dream was never to just be a musician. It was to be an entertainer - and an entertainer covers all aspects.”
“I'd rather be prepared and nothing happen than not be prepared and something happen!”
“Never give up on your dreams or yourself.”
“I want to do sitcoms, movies, have my own talk show.”
“I get messages on Instagram and Twitter from parents that tell me and thank me for getting into country music because their son or their daughter see me and they say I remind them of them.”
“Think about this: No one works hard to fail. When you put the work in, you're expecting to be successful.”