We're really blessed that we've been as well received as we have been.
— Zac Brown
I love to smoke things; there's usually something always in the pot outside. That smell of something in the smoker just reminds me of home.
To be a Southern Ground artist, you have to be a lifer. It's not about winning a karaoke contest or a television show to become famous. It's about really paying your dues. It's people I'm fans of and want to help in the business.
It's always humbling, knowing where we came from. From being friends with the janitor in the bar and being friends with the waitress - because they were some of the only people that were listening when we finished playing - to this, we are able to appreciate every single person and every single piece of it, because we came from nothing to this.
I have an outdoor kitchen at home in Georgia, and I try to never eat inside.
It's an honor to live on a legacy, getting to do what we love to do and try to be the best musicians that we can possibly be.
We love our fans and are very connected with our fans.
In my opinion - in Georgia, there's a town called Lula. And Lula, Georgia, has the best peaches.
I don't ever want to stop making country, and I don't want to stop making electronic music, either.
I have seen a lot of people, including myself, make a lot of tip money because of 'Black Water,' so this is a full circle moment. To collaborate and recreate this iconic song is just an amazing moment as an artist.
If you break down most rock songs and look at the lyrics on a piece of paper, it's all about melody. It's all about presentation. And a lot of bands are really great, but you can't understand a word of what they say.
The lyrics are so important to me. And that there is something going on in the lyrics. That the song actually has something to say.
The Southern Ground warehouse is rocking and rolling in Atlanta, with a T-shirt shop and a leather shop; everything we're selling at our shows we're making or publishing ourselves.
I don't want to look back and say, 'Yeah, I was really successful, but I failed at fatherhood because I wasn't there.'
Our music has been an incredible gift to help us make a difference.
Everybody in my family cooks, so growing up and being around it... if I was going to spend time with everybody, it was helping them in the kitchen.
There are still artists that do a great job with a song, and they care about the lyrics, and it's not just mindless drivel.
I've got a couple of Harleys and a couple of Ducatis.
We just kept going down the road, we kept trying to make the next record, the right choices to get there.
Other people pull off amazing festivals and events and things like that. I think ours is a little bit different, and that's what makes us distinct.
'A Pirate Looks at 40,' we had to do that song. I've been covering that forever.
I don't like cooking just for myself; I enjoy feeding other people, particularly outdoors.
Thanks so much to all the fans. To all our team, to all our wives, especially, that believe in us and that we come home to, and everybody here that's given us a shot.
If I'm chartering in and out and flying home after I play, that doesn't make sense. But where we can bus, then we'll bring the family out and spend time with them during the day.
We ended up New Year's Eve playin' a show. My date had stood me up, and I remember walkin' back to my friends with, like, two minutes before midnight and thinkin', 'I'm not gonna have anybody to kiss on New Year's.' And there she was, standin' right there, and I remember kissin' her, and then that was game over.
I've been making some more electronic music, which I really enjoy doing.
I remember the first time I heard 'The Thunder Rolls.' It was dark, and we were driving to the beach. There was the thunder outside and the thunder in the song. It was eerie.
All my siblings being all different ages meant I got exposed to music that was 20-30 years older than me. And that was a big influence.
We're fabricating a state-of-the-art concessions system for our touring, so we can feed the people and give them everything they need without having to wait on it.
We bled writing these songs, we bled in the studio, and now we're out bleeding getting them right live.
I always thought it was sad that you couldn't get anything really good to eat at concerts, so we sit down with our fans before every show and eat a gourmet meal that we made for them.
We can help show data on how much the kids can improve when their home life changes a little bit.
A lot of concerts leave you wanting for something good to eat or drink while you're there.
There are still great artists in the country format.
When you're wearing a motorcycle helmet, people don't know who you are. So I just wander around and, yeah, it's pretty awesome.
It's important that people come see our show, because we are performers. We wanted people to see that.
We want to support Nashville, support the community there and be a part of it.
When I was growing up, my dad and I would go hunting and camping every weekend. Like everyone in my family, he is an amazing cook, and I've tried to learn a lot from all of them.
I'm gonna tell y'all what we tell the crowd every night when we play back in the States. We tell them to remember people sleeping in a sandstorm so that we can be free.
I just hope everybody stays with us. We are not trying to be snobs or jerks. We are in a whirlwind trying to figure out the best way to be accessible.
Family comes out whenever we know it's gonna be steady on a run that's continuous.
We don't want to abandon any of the market we have now. We just want to gain new market.
You can de-select the songs that you don't want to have on the record, but I hope we always put something out that has a lot of songs that the majority of people will love.
I didn't think I liked country music. Then I got into Garth Brooks.
My brother's 21 years older than me, so I grew up doing more adult things. Like listening to old music.
You've got to be willing to put the time into seeing who's got talent and who's going to do a great job.
I'm from Georgia, and everybody gathers around food in the South.
The world needs some help.
Camp Southern Ground is a lot more than a camp. It's more of a campus.
I had a restaurant in Georgia for a while, and I really miss feeding everybody.
