Growing up, all I cared about in a song, before I really listened to lyrics, was that beat.
— Walker Hayes
It's relaxing to be around somebody that you don't have to try so hard around.
What's great about being an opener is that even when you lose, you win. There's no pressure. And no expectations. If you sell merch, you're killing it. But when you headline, you have to sell those tickets.
I want to be more selfless and look outward.
For me, a good show is not a perfect show; it's just one where you connected. It's a show where the fans got to know you, and they realize that you're human, but they also think you're a star and that you're talented and all that good stuff.
I want to be something that the listeners might not know that they needed but that I fill a lane and that they enjoy it for a while.
Taylor Swift - I don't ever hear anything of hers where I'm like, 'Oh, so-and-so could've cut that.'
I get off on finding new ways to tell my wife 'I love you.'
I always just wanted to write a love song to my wife that wasn't cliche.
That's kind of something we - my team and I - text each other a lot. Anytime something great happens, we're like, 'Hey, look, the song's #17. Boom!'
I'm pretty chill, but once birth starts, I go the opposite of chill.
I'm a tough, tough person. I always have been tough to embarrass, too.
Sometimes when you belt, it kinda makes the song more dramatic than it really needs to be. There are certain songs that you hear, and you're like, 'Wow, he's singing about his girlfriend, but he sounds kinda mad the way he's yelling, 'You're so pretty!''
In my opinion, my business runs better when my family is a part of it, and I get to see my wife and kids; that makes me a better artist.
My parents once caught me conducting Beethoven's 'Fifth Symphony.'
Most of the time in Nashville, you're so replaceable. Anybody can get another nice-looking guy to sing a country song.
Back home, the Iron Bowl isn't just a football game, it's a phenomenon.
Tragedy levels the playing field.
When I lost my first record deal, my wife and kids and I lost - I wouldn't say friends, but - we lost a lot people around us. They just vanished! They were nowhere to be found. I couldn't get a break, and I couldn't get people to even respond to my emails about songs, no matter how good something was.
My music is just about that bounce and getting everybody moving.
Family is first for me.
