Coy Bowles

If you feel like you have no other option in life but to follow your musical path, then do it. If you are talented and focus all your energy on becoming better and furthering your career and never give up, something will happen. I'm not sure what will happen, but it is guaranteed that you will do more than if you didn't do all that.

There is an idea that at some point in your career, you 'make it.' I understand the theory of 'making it.' I don't exactly think that it's the best way to look at it.

I live a life of creating, sharing music with wonderful musicians that I love like family, and spreading a message through music that life is yours to live wide open, and do it your way with love.

It's always hard for me to put the pieces together when listening to a finished album that I was a part of writing and playing. There are so many memories wrapped up in each note and each song that it's hard not to constantly flash back to what made that musical event happen while listening.

Sometimes I have a little social anxiety, and meeting people can be a challenge for me.

I've really learned a lot from Zac Brown over the years. He is someone that I consider to be one of my best friends, and besides my parents, he has taught me more than anyone else. Zac is, by nature, a giving and understanding person.

I grew up as an only child, so inherently, most of my life was centered around me. My parents taught me to play well with others and to share my toys, but I was still an only child who didn't have to share my parent's attention with siblings. As great as my childhood was, I always wanted brothers and sisters.

I try as hard as I can to push myself. I try to create as much as I can. I try to grow on a daily basis.

I'm grateful for being able to explore different avenues of my writing, whether it be music or stories, and it have an audience.

I'm just grateful. I'm grateful for my family, my wife, and our health. I'm grateful to be in a band of brothers that I love so, so, so much. I'm grateful that this magical combination of dudes makes music that people like and moves them.

I've tried very hard to stay grounded with my family, my ol' buddies, nature, music, and creativity.

I was raised on nothing but love and support.

My dad is basically my best friend. I'm that dude's spitting image and couldn't be more proud of that. They just don't come any better than my dad.

Writing children's books all started out as a way for me to give back and make a difference.

I don't usually suggest going into something you cannot do, but sometimes you gotta jump in and land on your feet.

I can't think of anything more important than a kid being sick and making them laugh and making that whole experience a little easier.

The 'Will Powers' story is like my life to a certain degree.

We pride ourselves on being great songwriters.

The coolest thing for me to do was listen to Pearl Jam's 'Ten,' Nirvana's 'Nevermind,' or Soundgarden and play along to it and think about how awesome it would be to be in one of those bands and be up on stage. When I'd close my eyes at 13 and dream of being in Pearl Jam or one of those bands, it was exactly like how it is now with the band I'm in.

If they keep playing us on country radio and we get to keep doing cool stuff like playing with Willie Nelson, that's great.