Tom's Country View

"If I sing about opioid addiction, there’s not ever going to be a time where I’m going to tell you it was a good experience, because it never was even when I thought it was. I’ve always been one of those kind of guys that tell you about it, but you have to choose your own path. I just hope that it helps one person that is where I was at." (Bryan Martin / upncountry.com, March 14, 2023)

"We wear holes in all our highways until they keep us up at night. Eyes wide open, dreaming 'til the darkness turns to light. And we run from those who love us, yet their prayers continue on and we'll pass up a sure thing just to gamble on a song." (Desperado Troubadours / Mark Miller, Cody Jinks, Thomas James McFarland)

"BREAKING NEWS: New York journalist discovers new genre of music called "country" due to the release of Beyonce's new record "Cowboy Carter"." (Colby Acuff / X [former Twitter], March 30, 2024)

"We can't wait to work with you, but that song you're giving to Jason Aldean, that's going to be your debut single. You need to ask for it back." (Barry Weiss [CEO for RECORDS] / billboard.com, 5. Jänner 2024)

"[In the 90s] country music had to sound a certain way and had to look a certain way. If people weren't wearing a cowboy hat you might as well pack it up and go back home. And now, what it is, what does it look like, how do you describe it? It is so many different varieties. And we have clearly seen that this has helped us." (John Osborne / BBC, The Country Show with Bob Harris, March 11, 2024)

"That’s blood and hair in that picture from castrating bulls and giving them shots that day. We didn’t stage any of that. We got started at 5:00 a.m. and worked all day and he ended up getting some incredible photos while we were working." (Cody Johnson / Billboard.com,  October 13, 2023)