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I write for myself. I don't write because I have a record coming out. I write because I want to. I need to.
Hunter Hayes
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Hunter Hayes
Age: 33
Born: 1991
Born: September 9
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Breaux Bridge
Louisiana
Hunter Easton Hayes
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I've always been shy, but I see that as a good thing because it kept me focused on music. When I was in seventh grade, I asked my parents for a mobile recording system for Christmas, and I got it. I didn't come out of my room for years after that. I'd get invited to the movies and I'd say, 'I'm gonna finish a couple of demos.'
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My first instrument was an accordion. Growing up in Louisiana, my grandmother gave me an accordion because of our Cajun heritage.
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I don't believe in making a record and rushing it.
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My mom makes the best Cajun stuff. I'm a big gumbo guy. I've lost a lot of my Louisiana accent, so now when I say 'gumbo,' I feel like someone who's never said the word before.
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I'm not a photographer, so I need all the help I can get when it comes to make a picture look cool.
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Singing live is my favorite. When people sing along to your songs, the circle is complete.
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If I could make noise with anything, I was going to.
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I was addicted to playing music.
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All I knew when I moved to Nashville was that I wanted to make music in whatever shape and form I could.
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I have a string of competitiveness in me. It's really strange 'cause it's not something that I would even expect myself to have, but every now and then it kinda sneaks out, you know.
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My favorite song depends on the day, what I’m going through, what I’m feeling.
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I'm a nerd. Total geek. I never went to homecoming or prom or anything.
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My dad said 'When you love what you do, you never work a day in your life,' and I agree with that.
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Yes, I did lock myself in my room for about two years and write some songs and things like that. But I don't feel like I missed out on a whole lot.
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I am grateful I got the chance to meet Stevie Wonder! He's like royalty to me and is one of my biggest inspirations.
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Don’t be afraid to do something different Dare to be something more.
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As a new artist - I don't care who you talk to - I think everyone would agree, it's hard to get your expectations right.
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Meeting Stevie Wonder was a massive, lifetime achievement for me. He's one of the sweetest people. I sense a kindred spirit in him, and I hope he'd say the same. Actually, he did.
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There is a bit of a movement as far as younger people in country music. That is cool because people are saying things like, 'I didn't listen to country music until so-and-so came along.' And I'm like, 'Yeah! Now you know why I love it.
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