I was in a bluegrass band. I made two records with a band called the SteelDrivers. They were nominated for two Grammys. I then I was in a rock band called the Junction Brothers; we made kind of '70s hard rock music. Chris Stapleton 70sbandbluegrass share on social
I write the songs and hand it over to the world and see what happens. But the things that I've written for people that have been hits, I don't know that I would have directed them in the right path, but they definitely wound up on the right path. Chris Stapleton directhandhave share on social
The goal is always just to write the best song that you can write. I mean, the process for writing a song is the process for writing a song. It's not something I look at it as something I need to do something different. Chris Stapleton goalprocesssong share on social
I'm not a hustler. I don't pitch songs. I don't ask people to write with me. It's not what I do. Chris Stapleton hustlerpeoplepitch Change image and share on social
I just try to make the best music that I can. People are going to label it whatever they're going to label it. Chris Stapleton labelmakemusic Change image and share on social
I like to put a record on and then listen to it again and then sit down and make my friends listen to it. Chris Stapleton friendlistenmake Change image and share on social
A lot of great bluegrass comes out of Kentucky. There's a lot of great music, like the Judds, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ricky Skaggs, and Keith Whitley. There's a lot of bluegrass intertwined with country music. Chris Stapleton billybluegrasscountry share on social
We have that storytelling history in country and bluegrass and old time and folk music, blues - all those things that combine to make up the genre. It was probably storytelling before it was songwriting, as far as country music is concerned. It's fun to be a part of that and tip the hat to that. You know, and keep that tradition alive. Chris Stapleton alivebluebluegrass share on social
My dad was a very straight arrow, prayed-at-every-meal kind of guy. Chris Stapleton arrowdadguy Change image and share on social
I like to put something on and want to listen to it again once I get done listening to it, not feel like I need an ear break. Chris Stapleton breakearfeel Change image and share on social