Eric Church

"I went to my dad when I was 17 and said, 'I want to be a country music star.' Which every dad loves to hear. And he said, 'I want you to go to college.' So we had a discussion. And I'm pretty stubborn. I'm a lot like him. And he said, 'If you go to college and graduate, I'll pay your first six months of rent in Nashville.' So he bribed me."

"Life doesn't get more real than having a newborn at home."

"I grew up in North Carolina, and they have a soft drink called Sun Drop. I love the diet version of it. It's the greatest thing on the face of the earth. I always have it in my fridge - bus fridge and home fridge."

"I am very thankful and blessed to have a healthy and happy baby boy and baby mama."

"Maybe it's oldest-child syndrome, but I have always been competitive, even as a kid with sports. It spills into my career."

"Funny how a melody sounds like a memory."