Sam Hunt : (11)

" I really feel like I honed in on a sound and a style of writing that best fits me. " - Sam Hunt

" I don’t get irrational about it, but I do have a deeply-rooted competitive spirit. Not necessarily towards other people, but towards any obstacle that I set for myself. " - Sam Hunt

" The key to me is being different not for the sake of being different, but being the most authentic version of what you do. And definitely it takes a willingness to be different, because there was resistance for me early on, and I feel like that’s usually the case when there’s a certain paradigm or trend happening, and you step outside of that. " - Sam Hunt

" I like doing stuff like, for instance, in the ‘Leave the Night On’ video, I had on a plain white T-shirt. I just wanted to do something to it to make it a little different, so I just cut a big strip out of the side, from the shirttail up to my armpit, and cut a big red strip out of another T-shirt and just sewed it in there. " - Sam Hunt

" It’s good to be proud of your heritage and your culture, but pride can be perverted. " - Sam Hunt

" I think that people in general appreciate honesty and not trying to cook something up just to fit a mold that would be beneficial for you. I never made music like that. " - Sam Hunt

" I’ve had a lot of folks tell me that my songs weren’t quite country because they didn’t really sound like anybody that had come along and done it before me. I felt a little out of place for a while. " - Sam Hunt

" It wasn’t in the cards to work out in football. " - Sam Hunt

" I have a whole, whole lot of respect for the men and women that serve our country. " - Sam Hunt

" I don’t really know that I’m aware of a lot of the inspiration and influence that I’m under, because I didn’t have an extensive musically educational upbringing. " - Sam Hunt