Explore Quotes by Darius Rucker

I can't live without my family, golf, and football.

I'd be lying to say I've not experienced a lot of racism in my life; it's very much alive. I don't let it bother me. I couldn't be the singer I am if I didn't let it go.

I remember my brother was always a jerk to me. One time, he bought Jimi Hendrix's 'Smash Hits,' and he gave it to me because he didn't like it, thinking it was a punishment.

Great music will always rise to the top if you give it a chance.

Every time I have a song that does well, that's a great feeling to have.

I think I could take a job as an NFL scout.

We work so hard to stay true to country music. People can say they don't like it, but they can't say it's not country.

Every time I make a record, it's make-or-break time. I hope I always have that mentality - that's what keeps me fired up.

I got turned onto the 'Pat Garrett' soundtrack when I worked retail back in the day.

I'm a big Black Crowes guy. I think they are one of America's greatest rock & roll bands ever.

Billy Graham isn't about politics - Billy Graham is about God.

I'm always up at 7:30, usually earlier. Having three kids will do that.

If I did a show and didn't do Hootie songs, I would be ripping people off.

I think I made records, since early on, that people wanted to listen to.

I've gotten to play so many of the great courses around the country and overseas. Sometimes it pays to be the golf guy. People always want to take me to the golf course. I love it.

Music education was always big for me. Ever since I was a young kid, I always said it was the reason I went to school sometimes and knowing if I didn't do well in class that my mom wasn't gonna let me sing in school or sing at that concert.

I've got some great stuff in my sports memorabilia collection. But my favorite thing by far is the robe. I actually have a Ric Flair robe with 'the Nature Boy' on the back. That's awesome. When I look at it, it brings back so many memories of my childhood and my teen years.

I'm going to make country records back to back for a while - until country radio doesn't want me anymore or until I get my own theater in Branson - one of the two.

I plan to make records as long as people wanna keep listening to them.

I'm going to do whatever I want as long as it's country. I mean, I'm not much on naysayers, so I'll just do whatever. If I like it, I'll do it.

With rock, you can write about anything. There are rock songs I still don't know what they're singing about, but you want to get up and dance.