I'd trusted my fan base, I'd ...

I'd trusted my fan base, I'd trusted the my gut, and I'd trusted the music. ...the real experts are out there in front of you every night. They're the ones buying the tickets and coming to the shows. They're the professionals in this business, and they're the only ones who can tell you which songs have the ability to move them.
 Eric Church

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The key to songwriting is just to be able to observe, and put yourself in situations to be around people, and let those ideas come to you.
 Eric Church
In the digital age we're in now, with satellite radio and Pandora and stuff like that, it's not about, "I listen to this kind of music." It's about, "I listen to good music and bad music.
 Eric Church