A biography for Sam Hunthasn’t been written yet.
“I'm still learning a lot as a songwriter. I try to write down and make a note of ideas that I cross paths with on a day-to-day basis, whether it be a conversation or something I hear on the radio, seeing a movie, or just thoughts in my head as I'm walking down the street.”
“I'm not trying to become a pop artist, and I'm not trying to make sure I stay a country artist. I'm just trying to make sure I make the best music I can, according to my way.”
“I got a horse when I was eight or 10 years old. And dad used to take me to the rodeo back home. I got into it big time.”
“People sniff out when you try to fake something or be something you are not.”
“I could probably recite just about every song that was on country radio between 1990 and 2000.”
“I have a whole, whole lot of respect for the men and women that serve our country.”
“At heart, I'm a relationship guy, but my adventurous side makes it hard. I hope I'll find a balance.”
“Any chance to get out and play live for some people and get out of the studio is nice.”
“I was a big music fan, but I never bought a bunch of records or was very educated, I guess, on who was who or what was what.”
“Picking up a guitar brought a lot of balance into my life.”
“To me, country songs are simple.”
“The most flattering thing I hear is, 'I didn't think I liked country music before I heard your record.'”
“New experiences give you new perspectives on life.”
“My dad is a football guy, not a music guy. He didn't totally understand when I decided to be a musician.”
“A good story gives you more of a license to be forward and progressive with the music.”
“After graduating college, I was coming out of a routine I'd been in for several years, all the way back to high school. It was a year-round process of constantly having to work and be disciplined, and I was able to understand and connect the dots between all those characteristics - especially hard work and success.”
“There's this sort of model that exists in Nashville that we think we have to abide by: You put out a record, and in two years you have to put out another one and have three or four singles. There are all these rules that I've just sort of thrown out the window.”
“I don't like the idea that in music, clothes, taste or anything, we are limited to a certain style, because we need to maintain an identity, maybe between some subculture group. Hopefully, all those walls break down, and music is just music.”
“It took me a couple years to get over the stereotype I was letting myself get caught up on, being a football player trying to start a career in music.”
“I played quarterback, and it was a leadership position, and even though I'm doing a solo thing now, a lot of my success is a part of assembling this team of people who are really, really talented, and their position doesn't put them out front the way mine does, but it's still a team effort.”