Country music busts the wall between performer and audience. There's a connection because there's a vulnerability, a confessional quality, to so much of the songwriting. Those lyrics take you in. Hunter Hayes audiencebustconfessional Change image and share on social
I hope people half my age and twice my age will listen to my music - I want it to live forever and for my audience to feel like they have a friend in my music. Music is a spirit. It heals. It's an amazing thing to be loved and appreciated, and sometimes, music has not just been my best friend, it's been my only friend. Hunter Hayes ageamazeappreciate share on social
Every demo I do has a mandolin or resonator on it - some element of the bluegrass or classic country world that I grew up listening to and that first drew me in. And then I always try to find somewhere for a bluesy guitar sound, because that's also what I love. Hunter Hayes bluegrassbluesyclassic share on social
When I was in high school, I had binders with pictures of tour buses. Hunter Hayes binderbusehigh Change image and share on social
I always loved LeAnn Rimes and especially Clint Black for his soulfulness. As I've gotten older, my influences have broadened - John Mayer, Michael Buble, Stevie Wonder, Keith Urban, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the Beatles - all of these artists have somehow been a part of my development as a songwriter. Hunter Hayes artistbeatlesblack share on social
Every time I take a photo, it goes into SnapSeed. Even if it's just a price tag on something, it still goes into SnapSeed, and I start editing it. I'm not a photographer, so I need all the help I can get when it comes to make a picture look cool. Hunter Hayes cooleditmake share on social
Albums are chapters. They're part of a story. Hunter Hayes albumchapterpart Change image and share on social
I'm a nerd. Total geek. I never went to homecoming or prom or anything. Hunter Hayes geekhomecomingnerd Change image and share on social
The stage is my comfort zone, and playing live is what I've always wanted to do. It's why I want to do two hundred dates a year. I wouldn't feel that way if I were nervous onstage. Hunter Hayes comfortdatefeel Change image and share on social