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The speaker says his main focus is making the best music he can, without worrying too much about how other people categorize it. He suggests that labels are something others will apply regardless of his intentions. The quote emphasizes craft over classification.
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Originally said in English.
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About Chris Stapleton
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Christopher Alvin Stapleton is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is known for his work in country music and for a career that began after he left engineering studies at Vanderbilt University to pursue music in Nashville. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Nashville in 1996 and later signed with Sea Gayle Music as a writer and publisher. His early career was shaped by songwriting as well as performing, and his name is closely associated with modern American country music.
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