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Darius Rucker

Profession : Musician

Birth : May 13, 1966

We went to church every Sunday. When I was a kid, the only time I sang was around my family.

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We got to do a few things with President Clinton. To be invited to Washington again to play with Ashanti and all those other cool people there in front of President Bush and the rest of the world feels awesome. I'm really looking forward to going.

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There's two times of year for me: Football season, and waiting for football season.

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I make records so I can go on tour. There's nothing else. I love to go out and play for people.

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Great music will always rise to the top if you give it a chance.

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I think the people who are sitting in their living room doing those, 'Let's take country music back' blogs and all that stuff, that's crazy to me. No one's saying that about rock & roll, and no one sounded like the Beatles since 1960. No one says that about R&B, and no one sounded like the Commodores since 1970.

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When I was growing up, I always knew that if I ever got anything, I was going to give back as much as I can. I learned that all you have to be willing to do is give your time.

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I've always listened to country music. I wanted Hootie to become a country band at first, but I was outvoted.

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I'm pretty sure I'm gonna stick with country until I ride off in the sunset.

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I live for the NFL. I watch so much of it.

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I always tell people, the first time I heard 'She Talks To Angels,' those lyrics did something to me.

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I got turned onto the 'Pat Garrett' soundtrack when I worked retail back in the day.

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The thing that really gets me about the game is I've never played two rounds that were anywhere close to being the same - ever. Even with the same golf course and setup, nothing is ever the same. I love that about golf.

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I've got some great stuff in my sports memorabilia collection. But my favorite thing by far is the robe. I actually have a Ric Flair robe with 'the Nature Boy' on the back. That's awesome. When I look at it, it brings back so many memories of my childhood and my teen years.

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My family lives a pretty normal life.

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For me, '52nd Street' is quintessential Billy Joel. I bought that record as a kid and listened to it so much.

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For me, the Mount Rushmore of greats would be Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Hulk Hogan, Bruno Sammartino or Lou Thesz. You can do either one of them in that fourth spot. But I think Ric Flair is the greatest of all time. He's the greatest I've ever seen... on the mic and in the ring.

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With 'Wagon Wheel,' I loved the visual it painted, and it's a song I can truly say I look forward to performing every night.

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One of the great reasons to be in Nashville is, you get guys like Shane McAnally to write songs with.

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I expect to make a career out of country music.

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