A biography for Jon Pardihasn’t been written yet.
“What I can feel the most and what I can remember the most are the melodies I want to write to.”
“I'd like to start a tradition of getting No. 1s - how 'bout that?”
“My California sunrise, there's a real mist in the air. I think of the mountains. You can smell the farm fields. You can smell the dirt and the lights and the whole sun.”
“I was even more country in my college-band days.”
“I'm a guy who doesn't know the name of the chord, but I know that it sounds good.”
“I love the story of the guy coming to Nashville and then kind of getting set down and told, 'This is how the town works,' which, I've totally been there. But the coolest thing about 'Out of Style' is it's a song within a song.”
“There's been a lot of wedding songs and proposals. It's cool because when they play it at weddings so, it means a lot to them. That's a big deal. They're always going to remember 'Head Over Boots' as played at their wedding.”
“'Dirt on My Boots' was pegged as the second single from 'California Sunrise' from the get-go, and we felt like it was just a fun song to go with.”
“I was a huge Garth Brooks fan.”
“It's been so great to have an album people believe in.”
“I always want to have the traditional country soul while meeting the new standards of country music.”
“I will never, ever speak out against somebody who is living the dream and doing what they want to do, because that's what I'm doing.”
“'Dirt On My Boots' is a very different song. I heard the melody, and I heard the lyrics, and I heard the drive of that song. I totally related. It was kinda me when I was on my bulldozer working for my dad.”
“People out west love country music.”
“I'm writing songs that I want to sing.”
“We're boot-friendly here.”
“There's so many great people in Country Radio, and I appreciate all the support they've given me.”
“You gotta have a good beat to survive in modern country in general. Everyone wants to feel good, laugh, dance, and cry. But at the same time, they all want it to sound happy.”
“You gotta do both. You've got to be on those big tours, and you've got to be in the clubs.”
“I'm trying to write songs to appeal to everybody.”