Hunter Hayes Quotes

I'm a nerd. Total geek. I never went to homecoming or prom or anything.

I'm not a photographer, so I need all the help I can get when it comes to make a picture look cool.

Crowded hallways, are the loneliest places, for outcasts and rebels,or anyone who just dares to be different.

There's so much more to life than what you're feeling now

Don’t be afraid to do something different Dare to be something more.

My favorite song depends on the day, what I’m going through, what I’m feeling.

The rule of songwriting: say what you want to say, say it again, say it a different way, then say it again.

I could be myself. I'm very shy and awkward. I think the best thing is to embrace it.

I've got a lot of dreams I want to achieve, and I hope someone can cheer me on as I'll cheer them on in their dreams.

Dream as big as you want because they come true everyday

I love the practicality of a good car. You know what I mean? And when I say 'practicality,' I mean the complete practicality of a Ferrari 458, a wonderfully fantastic every day car.

Singing live is my favorite. When people sing along to your songs, the circle is complete.

I believe when you meet the right person it clicks, and you both know and you start making it work, you know?

I'm in my dream world.

A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer, and stay out of the way of the vocalist. The guitar player has to respect everybody else.

I have a string of competitiveness in me. It's really strange 'cause it's not something that I would even expect myself to have, but every now and then it kinda sneaks out, you know.

As a new artist - I don't care who you talk to - I think everyone would agree, it's hard to get your expectations right.

My dad said 'When you love what you do, you never work a day in your life,' and I agree with that.

I love flying planes.

If I could make noise with anything, I was going to.

My first instrument was an accordion. Growing up in Louisiana, my grandmother gave me an accordion because of our Cajun heritage.

Yes, I did lock myself in my room for about two years and write some songs and things like that. But I don't feel like I missed out on a whole lot.

I just love music gear, I'm a total geek all around.

When you hear his music, mine will all of a sudden make sense.

My mom makes the best Cajun stuff. I'm a big gumbo guy. I've lost a lot of my Louisiana accent, so now when I say 'gumbo,' I feel like someone who's never said the word before.

Albums are chapters. They're part of a story.

I am a huge, huge Ronnie Milsap fan. I have been for a long time.

When I was in high school, I had binders with pictures of tour buses.

I don't believe in making a record and rushing it.

I write for myself. I don't write because I have a record coming out. I write because I want to. I need to.

The stage is my comfort zone, and playing live is what I've always wanted to do. It's why I want to do two hundred dates a year. I wouldn't feel that way if I were nervous onstage.

Anyone who tells you they're not nervous playing on the CMAs stage, I'm afraid they're not telling you the whole story.

A good album can make your day. A great album can change your life.

I was addicted to playing music.

There's a lot of people I'd like to write with, like Keith Urban or even as far out as Stevie Wonder.

Any time I write a new song, I am jazzed about it for like 24 hours and then I am over it and want to write another one.

All the people I hung out with were musicians.

In any city or town, you can find a good, rocking Italian place. The most unhealthy thing on the menu? I'll have two of those!

All I knew when I moved to Nashville was that I wanted to make music in whatever shape and form I could.

Meeting Stevie Wonder was a massive, lifetime achievement for me. He's one of the sweetest people. I sense a kindred spirit in him, and I hope he'd say the same. Actually, he did.

I grew up in a fun-loving environment - you work hard and play hard.

I used to think there was a scientific way to do things. Like a proper way to answer a question or that kind of stuff. It's like, there's not! There's not a method, there's not a science to it.

I am, by nature, a guitar player... I learned all of these other instruments around that, and around the theory that I built learning the guitar.

Encore' was an experiment. 'Encore' was the second chance at a first impression. 'Encore' was not completely planned.

I don't even have a type, I don't think. My type is just whoever can get along with me.

At 22, there’s a lot of trying to figure out love, which at the end of the day, I’ve realized I’ll never figure out, though the process of trying is fun.

I truly believe that when you've found the one you're searching for, you become a better version of yourself. You're better for it.

I am grateful I got the chance to meet Stevie Wonder! He's like royalty to me and is one of my biggest inspirations.

Thank you to country radio for believing in me.

I am blessed beyond belief.