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 am a huge, huge Ronnie Milsap fan. I have been for a long time. Hunter Hayes fanhugelong Change image and share on social
'Wanted' is about a girl I was friends with, but at the time it was teetering on the edge of something more. I wanted to show her that I really cared about her. 'Wanted' was my way of saying, 'we're friends and have a great foundation, and this could be something really special.' Hunter Hayes careedgefoundation share on social
The rule of songwriting: say what you want to say, say it again, say it a different way, then say it again. Hunter Hayes rulesongwriting Change image and share on social
I could be myself. I'm very shy and awkward. I think the best thing is to embrace it. Hunter Hayes awkwardembraceshy Change image and 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 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
Robert Duvall saw me playing at a restaurant in Louisiana and invited me to be an extra in his movie 'The Apostle.' He gave me a guitar for my sixth birthday, and I thought that was the coolest thing in the world. Hunter Hayes apostlebirthdaycool share on social