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It only took me six months to get a record deal, but it took me 20 years to have a hit.

When something works on a huge level, everybody does it.

If the right idea comes up, and it feels true to talk about somebody being in a truck, and that's the only way to tell the story, then I will reluctantly tell the story that way.

From Shane McAnally

Sometimes you just want to write a party song.

From Shane McAnally

Nashville is a boys' club of redneck conservative ideas. But they're ready to embrace gay people. I never felt for one second that someone was judging me. Some people are like, 'Oh, I love gay people' in that 'I have lots of black friends' kind of way. It's awkward, but you have to appreciate that they're trying.

From Shane McAnally

One of the greatest tools you have as a songwriter is anonymity. If someone knows too much about the songwriter, they don't get to insert their own characters. I don't want the audience thinking about the gay guy who wrote the song.

From Shane McAnally

That internal ache is the starting point of country music. If it's a happy song and I can still feel sad in it? That's my favorite.

From Shane McAnally

Shane McAnally

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