Justin Moore

And I'm in the room with guys that I really didn't deserve to be in a room with, you know, but fortunately I could sing. So I think they thought there may be something here down the road. So it was still what I consider old school. You know, then it was it was there was no writing and building a track at the same time. And then you got the track done when you get finished writing the song.

And I'm in the room with guys that I really didn't deserve to be in a room with, you know, but fortunately I could sing. So I think they thought there may be something here down the road. So it was still what I consider old school. You know, then it was it was there was no writing and building a track at the same time. And then you got the track done when you get finished writing the song.

And none of that existed. It was like today. No, it wasn't like that. I enjoy doing that, but I still write on guitar.

And none of that existed. It was like today. No, it wasn't like that. I enjoy doing that, but I still write on guitar.

I 100% agree.

I 100% agree.

i noticed that you write a lot of your own material which is pretty cool because you know to our listeners there's a lot of artists that may or may not participate in the song right i almost think it's more difficult to pick songs that you had nothing to do with you know being in the room writing them there's a knack to that and the fact that you know those guys have done it for for that long

i noticed that you write a lot of your own material which is pretty cool because you know to our listeners there's a lot of artists that may or may not participate in the song right i almost think it's more difficult to pick songs that you had nothing to do with you know being in the room writing them there's a knack to that and the fact that you know those guys have done it for for that long

and pick so many great songs. I have cut outside songs, but I write the majority of what I do. And I think it's kind of easier to weed through your own. But I've never been an artist that goes, I've got to write everything. You know, best song wins to me. The fans, in my opinion, deserve to get the best music, regardless whose name is on it.

and pick so many great songs. I have cut outside songs, but I write the majority of what I do. And I think it's kind of easier to weed through your own. But I've never been an artist that goes, I've got to write everything. You know, best song wins to me. The fans, in my opinion, deserve to get the best music, regardless whose name is on it.

We've been really lucky.

We've been really lucky.

My first hit was Small Town USA.

My first hit was Small Town USA.

That's probably when it peaked. We put it out, I think, in 08. Yeah, we had put a single out before that called Back That Thing Up. It went straight to 38 and straight down. And I thought...

That's probably when it peaked. We put it out, I think, in 08. Yeah, we had put a single out before that called Back That Thing Up. It went straight to 38 and straight down. And I thought...

oh boy and you know at the time because i signed my deal in 07 uh at the time talking about how the the industry and songwriting is different the whole entire industry is different as you well know if you had a couple two or three singles that missed yeah You got dropped. Nowadays, the labels stick with you for years and albums, and it's just changed in that regard.

oh boy and you know at the time because i signed my deal in 07 uh at the time talking about how the the industry and songwriting is different the whole entire industry is different as you well know if you had a couple two or three singles that missed yeah You got dropped. Nowadays, the labels stick with you for years and albums, and it's just changed in that regard.

So when the label wanted to put out Small Town USA after our first single that flopped, I thought, I dig this song because I wrote it about kind of being homesick. Right.

So when the label wanted to put out Small Town USA after our first single that flopped, I thought, I dig this song because I wrote it about kind of being homesick. Right.