And I'm the biggest country fan there is, but I'm always a little cautious of a slower song or just a song with subject matter.

- Dierks Bentley

I also was a huge 'Dukes of Hazzard' fan. I used to have T-shirts that said 'Dierks of Hazzard' custom-made.

- Dierks Bentley

Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people - not only for me but for a lot of fans.…

- Dierks Bentley

When I was 13, I was just figuring out how to play 'Eruption,' poorly, by Eddie Van Halen.

- Dierks Bentley

I like big shows, a lot of volume and a lot of energy. I love electric instruments. But I do love mixing those with bluegrass instruments and crankin…

- Dierks Bentley

As a songwriter, you might write every day and throughout the course of a year you might get four songs that are really special.

- Dierks Bentley

I think if you sing a song for the first time to your mom and dad, or your friends, and they go, 'That's pretty cool'-if you're playing at the local …

- Dierks Bentley

You cant write about stuff you dont know about. You have to live it. You have to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. Live life to be a goo…

- Dierks Bentley

I'm a member of the George Jones fan club, and I'm a member of U2's fan club.

- Dierks Bentley