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I'm uncomfortable with being famous. I hate it. But I love making music. I love getting paid to do it, and I love getting on my boat after I get paid to do it.

Kenny Chesney

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Kenny Chesney
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: March 26
Singer
Songwriter
Knoxville
Tennessee
Kenneth Chesney
Kenneth Arnold Chesney
Getting
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Music
Love
Boat
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What good is it if a guy can sing real good but he sits on his ass and doesn't make anybody feel anything? I can connect with an audience every time I play. When I sing, they listen.
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I need to recharge creatively, and get off the clock of having to be somewhere just because, and having to keep juggling all these things.
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I was definitely born a dreamer. I could never sit still, and I can't now.
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I think there is a part of life that I'm missing.
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I don't think I ever feel sexy. I don't think that's for me to decide, if I'm sexy or not.
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it's a smile, it's a kiss, it's a sip of wine ... it's summertime!
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I love living my life in flip-flops. I met a guy in the islands a while ago who told me he hadn't worn a pair of shoes in three years! I thought, 'Man, that's the life!'
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Music's supposed to come from the heart. I felt like that if it ever got mechanical, I was going to back away from it.
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It's very hard for me to relax.
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There were [in 21] all those times in my life that I didn't know this was going to happen. I didn't know if anybody was going to care about our music.
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Just because I don't sing about the normal country themes doesn't mean my songs aren't country. I'd rather sing about having fun.
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When I'm onstage I just want to feel as comfortable as I possibly can.
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I've been focused for a long time. I've given my life to do music. I've sacrificed everything.
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What you see is kinda what you get with me. I'm a very real person, or I hope to be, anyway. I don't have nothing to hide
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I live to love and laugh a lot and that's all I need
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