Matthew Ramsey

“The first time we went to the ACMs, no one really knew who we were.”

“We don't want to be the standard thing. We're more interested in having people hate us than glaze over us. We'd rather have a reaction than be in the middle.”

“It really wasn't until I realized that country music had a whole underworld of songwriters that I dug into it.”

“I definitely wear a lot of Tom Ford jackets on stage.”

“I think that's one of the hardest parts as an artist, and creating a career, is the song is what is gonna lead you there. So it's hard to find great songs.”

“Our sound is different because it's who we are as a band.”

“I think it's natural for people to see a band and imagine themselves as part of that. That's what I grew up fantasizing about, looking at posters of bands on my wall. There is an allure to a band.”

“I get excited about a crowd that likes our kind of music.”

“Sometimes when you're writing a song, it's work, and you really have to make sure you're kind of pounding out every little piece of it. And then sometimes you write a song, and you turn around and you go, 'How did we do that?'”

“When we write songs, we don't ever sit down to write an Old Dominion song. We just sit down to write the best song we possibly can.”

“When you go out for the night with your buddies, it feels like you're in a band, and I think everybody can relate to that.”

“Everyone wants the same thing in this band, so we definitely respect each other. I mean, all of us have had hit songs, so it's a band full of people who really know what they're talking about, so you have to respect that even when you think something you have might be great, and they go, 'Man, it's not as great as you think it is.'”

“It's fun to dress up and look good. And it's fun to try on clothes and wear a different jacket every night. It also helps you on stage to feel like you belong there.”

“It's pretty cool to see, like, from town to town, how different the crowds are.”

“For me, 'I Can't Make You Love Me' is one of the most brilliantly-written songs ever.”

“We definitely wanted to show we're a band that can be around, and we have something to say other than the lighter, 'pickup line' sort of songs.”

“Fashion is a way to separate yourself - to make a statement about who you are and that you're different.”

“The more successful we get, the more opportunities come our way.”

“Work hard at doing what you feel is right. Don't be scared!”

“When people want to be associated with us, in the end, that's going to help us gain more fans.”