A Quote by Brantley Gilbert
Songwriting has always been close to me.
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Songwriting's never been a natural art for me; it's always been a bit of a struggle.
One of the big songwriting things for me has always been: always think what you do sucks. Because the second you stop believing that, you suck. And that's a fact.
Pressure has always been more of a friend than a foe for me with songwriting.
My family has always been very close. Ever since I was a kid, everybody was always together, including my grandma. In the mornings, my mom would work, and my grandma would help me get ready and would walk me to school. We were all so close to her.
I've always been able to write rhymes and that would be like when you consult with your girl. When I'm mad and s - t like that I would throw headphones on and close my room door, when I'm mad I just close the door with my girl and f - k her. In so many different ways hip-hop has been like my girl and it's always been there to hold me down.
Songwriting was always my 'plan B'. I didn't even know that songwriting was a job until my late teens!
Songwriting for me is about zooming into the canvas, not songwriting in a typical sense.
I guess a lot of people think that a girl who shows her bosom and wears tight dresses can't be close to God. God has always been close to me. Only He knew what was in my heart.
I've always gravitated towards songwriting that happens easily and spontaneously, because those have always been my best songs.
A lot of people go into the bar and nightclub business thinking: 'Hey, we can make money for a year or two, close and then open again,' but for me, it's always been a business and it's always been about longevity.
Ancelotti is like a father to me. He's always been close to me and supported me. He's won it all and I still have a lot to prove.
My parents are divorced, but they have and always are there for me. They've never missed a ball game or anything else I've done, and we've always been so close.
Nature has always been close to me.
For my whole career, I've been a singer-slash-songwriter, even though I'm very thankfully known for my voice. Songwriting has always been a joy in my life, and to be recognized for it is extremely validating.
Country music was the music I was brought up on. It's the music that's closest to my heart and the music that speaks to me the most, and it's always been a big influence on my own songwriting.
I'd always been close to my brother. Very close.
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