Quotes by Dierks Bentley

“Country music has always been the best shrink that 15 bucks can buy.”

“It was just the two of us; no family. It was a great time.”

“If Id had any idea what he was up to, I wouldnt have had that sixth shot of tequila so I could have been more sober for all those interviews afterward,”

“Ive still got the boat, but if Im in Nashville, Im usually racking up hotel bills. Well have 20 to 21-day runs on the road, and Ill just be in town for a day or two, ... But thats what its about for me. Im playing music because I love it. The guys on the road with me, they love the music.”

“Just dont make me wait too long, ... Ill take anything domestic, light and cold.”

“Writing it was kind of hard, ... I wrote a lot of it on the road, and I dont really enjoy writing on the road. Theres so much going on, doing interviews and going to radio stations and getting ready for shows. Youre sick all the time, and theres no space on the bus. Id rather write at home in Nashville.”

“I have been waiting a long time for this. Its been my dream forever. Now that its a reality, I love it. I havent been burnt out at all and I have a bunch of guys with me that feel the same way.”

“It was the last gig of the tour with him and the crew guys came out on stage wearing little white tank tops and they carried me out off stage. They did not look very good, but the thought was very appreciated, that they would take the time to play a prank like that on me.”

“George Strait is the king and Kenny Chesney is about as big as it gets right now, though I wouldnt mind going back out on the road with him. Maybe I could go out on the road with some singers from other genres.”

“It hit me like a ton of bricks. I had no idea,”

My wife is cool enough to let me write about personal things, to be a songwriter exploring the shadowy sides of love.

Seven has always been my lucky number. Its on my guitar pick; in sports, that was always the number I was, and Riser is my seventh album. With this album kind of coming to an end and having seven nominations at the ACMs, it feels like a bigger story in play for me, and its the perfect number. I wouldnt have wanted eight!

Only in country music can you compare an old pickup truck and an old guitar to your wife and turn it into a love song... Thank God for country music.

A Sunday morning spent reading the paper together, maybe drinking some mimosas, alone, and talking until noon. That would be pretty amazing. Married couples with kids will understand.

But as far as being an American and loving this country and getting a chance to travel across it every day and meeting people on the road and folks in the military, I love this country on so many different levels.

I try to make an album that reflects what I love about country music. Its not just all about happy parties all the time. There are some sad songs.

Im part of the party, getting the crowd fired up, singing songs, pouring drinks, whatever it takes to get them to have a good time. When I walk into the meet-and-greet, someones always going to have a story, a sad story or a happy story.

Everyone talks about new love all the time, but theres so much to draw from when youve been in a longer relationship. It makes me stick my chest out a little bit. Its like, I know what youve been through, but you dont know what its like over here.

Some people associate red with love, but to me, red is for an earlier stage of a relationship. Black is much deeper, to me. Its certainly the sexiest color.