Matthew Ramsey Quotes

Matthew Ramsey

Profession : Musician

Birth : October 21, 1977

We don't want to be the standard thing. We're more interested in having people hate us than glaze over us. We'd rather have a reaction than be in the middle.

Matthew Ramsey

Personally, my favorite 'meat' song is 'We Got It Right.' As soon as it comes on, it transports me to a different place. And I'm really proud of our performance in the studio on that one.

Matthew Ramsey

SiriusXM has been an unbelievable way for us to share music. Songs move a lot faster there than they do on terrestrial, so hopefully we can continue to partner with satellite radio as a way to share as much music as possible with our fans.

Matthew Ramsey

We have always been a touring band, and we love playing live.

Matthew Ramsey

It really wasn't until I realized that country music had a whole underworld of songwriters that I dug into it.

Matthew Ramsey

We never really dreamed of being a band until it just naturally happened. All of a sudden, we were like, 'Maybe we should take this kind of seriously, because people seem to like it.'

Matthew Ramsey

I think that's the great thing for us - we're a band full of songwriters, and we're capable of writing all kinds of songs.

Matthew Ramsey

It's very rewarding to know that people respect what you do.

Matthew Ramsey

I think that's one of the hardest parts as an artist, and creating a career, is the song is what is gonna lead you there. So it's hard to find great songs.

Matthew Ramsey

The first time we went to the ACMs, no one really knew who we were.

Matthew Ramsey

'Old Dominion' is the nickname for the state of Virginia, and four of us have ties to Virginia.

Matthew Ramsey

As writers, you spend so long trying to build your cred as a writer, and then everything comes together at the same time: your artist career happens when your songwriter career is, too.

Matthew Ramsey

I can't imagine being a girl out there on the road. We can throw a hat on and stink. Girls have to do their hair.

Matthew Ramsey

I get excited about a crowd that likes our kind of music.

Matthew Ramsey

You definitely want your own fans, but you also want the support of your peers and the people you work with.

Matthew Ramsey

When people want to be associated with us, in the end, that's going to help us gain more fans.

Matthew Ramsey

There's no need to put a dumb picture of us on the album cover. We always look at ourselves and think, 'Wow, we look like idiots.' We'd rather have a piece of art on there.

Matthew Ramsey

We definitely wanted to show we're a band that can be around, and we have something to say other than the lighter, 'pickup line' sort of songs.

Matthew Ramsey

A band in our position, we have a first impression to make. We don't want to come out of the gate and make people sad. I think we consciously made that choice to keep it happy and up.

Matthew Ramsey

Work hard at doing what you feel is right. Don't be scared!

Matthew Ramsey