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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
Guitarist
Multi-Instrumentalist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Breaux Bridge
Louisiana
Hunter Easton Hayes
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I don't believe in making a record and rushing it.
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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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I've got a lot of dreams I want to achieve, and I hope someone can cheer me on as I'll cheer them on in their dreams.
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I grew up in a fun-loving environment - you work hard and play hard.
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To be the name on somebody's shirt that they've made themselves in preparation for one of your shows - it doesn't get much cooler than that.
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Unfortunately, I'm more experienced than I care to admit on long-distance relationships. Just because that is my life. I travel because I love to. As a result, I have to sort of make it work when a relationship kind of comes into view.
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The rule of songwriting: say what you want to say, say it again, say it a different way, then say it again.
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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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I used to think there was a scientific way to do things. Like a proper way to answer a question or that kind of stuff. It's like, there's not! There's not a method, there's not a science to it.
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I don't even have a type, I don't think. My type is just whoever can get along with me.
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I'm naturally shy, so the social media thing is new to me. I haven't really figured out how my voice sounds on social media, you know? I don't want to tweet everyday just for the sake of tweeting. I want to make sure whatever I do there is honest. Social media can very quickly get fake, and I don't want to be that guy.
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At 22, there’s a lot of trying to figure out love, which at the end of the day, I’ve realized I’ll never figure out, though the process of trying is fun.
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Anytime I can go fly for a few hours, I go. It's stressful and stress-relieving at the same time.
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