Blake Shelton Quotes & Sayings

I tell you what: when you are getting married to Miranda Lambert, you're going to make time for whatever she wants. — Blake Shelton

I had so much fun playing songs from 'Based On A True Story ... ' and getting to see the crowd's reaction to those songs was unforgettable. — Blake Shelton

I got a job working at a publishing company, Balmur Music, which was a company that Anne Murray was a co-owner in, as a tape copy guy. Eventually, I got fired from that job. — Blake Shelton

Because of Twitter, I think people know most every single thing about me. I don't know if there's anything that would surprise people about me. — Blake Shelton

Stop using the word 'bromance.' Can we please kill that stupid term? We're just friends. It's called friendship! — Blake Shelton

Raffles are no fun. — Blake Shelton

That's when the dream is so far off it seems like it will never happen. It can be most anything you want it to be. — Blake Shelton

I can't say that I've ever actually got on a horse and roped a cow, no. — Blake Shelton

Learning to not be selfish is what has changed in me the most since being married. — Blake Shelton

As a country singer, there is only one place you dream of playing in your lifetime, and that is the Grand Ole Opry House. — Blake Shelton

My favorite thing about Los Angeles is there are businesses that you can call, and they will deliver groceries to your house. — Blake Shelton

If we had known our love would come to this we could have saved our hearts the hurt of wasted years. — Blake Shelton

I probably have the crappiest tattoo - not only in country music - but maybe the world. — Blake Shelton

I've always had just enough success to buy me some more tour dates and another record. — Blake Shelton

I would not want to be Richard Simmons ... right now or anytime. He seems like a nice guy, but if I had to dress like that? That would absolutely suck. — Blake Shelton

If I have one, I'll have thirteen. No, there ain't no in-betwee. Cuz the more I drink, the more I drink, the more I drink. — Blake Shelton

I've only had one platinum album, and it's 'Red River Blue'. — Blake Shelton

The only thing you can do to make catfish edible is fry them. — Blake Shelton

Nobody's gonna beat Taylor Swift in a fan-voted thing. And nobody should, by the way. — Blake Shelton

I was just 17 years old and had to get some new friends to actually sign up for me to get electricity and utilities because I wasn't even old enough to have things like that. — Blake Shelton

I'm not that smart, but I'm smart enough to know that if Usher wants to help you, you let him. — Blake Shelton

I'm a huge Joe Nichols fan, and he put this song out an album called 'Real Things.' I was excited for Joe when I heard it, thinking 'that will easily be Joe Nichols' career song.' I was even more excited when they got out of that album and they never released it as a single, because then I was like, 'Now that's gonna be my career single.' — Blake Shelton

People are scrambling to figure out how they can prolong the life of an album. But as long as the shelf space continues to shrink at retail, there's just no room for them anymore ... which is fine with me! I would love to be the next person in country to just release digital singles, but I think we're probably a little ways from that. — Blake Shelton

The wussiest thing a guy can do is drive a clean truck. Dents, scratches and mud - that's manly. — Blake Shelton

Sitcoms, I always figured that would be an easy gig, but man, it is not. — Blake Shelton

One thing that you can't fake is chemistry. — Blake Shelton

And I'm no quitter, but I'm tired of fighting. — Blake Shelton

I think just knowing you're married and having that in the back of your mind all the time - it sounds official, but it doesn't really feel any different. We don't do anything differently than we did before. — Blake Shelton

My fans are the best; I love hanging with them. — Blake Shelton

Country music has to evolve in order to survive. — Blake Shelton

I love my band - they are the best out there, and I wouldn't want to perform with anyone else. — Blake Shelton

If you're in the public eye, people are going to take shots at you. — Blake Shelton

Never touch another man's button. — Blake Shelton

I've never played it safe on my own music. — Blake Shelton

I'd love to have a big old hug with Richard Simmons. — Blake Shelton

AT&T sucks. There's no excuse for being in downtown Los Angeles, and your phone loses service. That's ridiculous. — Blake Shelton

I've driven in L.A. probably three times. I'm a slug in L.A. — Blake Shelton

I've spent a lifetime in love with country music. — Blake Shelton

I'm not a summertime guy. The only time I really enjoy the summer is touring and performing because there is nothing else for me to do at home. It's too hot, and you can't farm. You can't hunt. — Blake Shelton

I think you have to be willing to take a bullet for somebody if you're going to stand up there, take your vows, and be married to them for the rest of your life. — Blake Shelton

I hate pigs. I hate goats. — Blake Shelton

The thing that got me started on Twitter was just basically pressure from management and the record company saying, 'Hey, this is what all the other artists are doing. You need to be doing it also.' I didn't really have a clue what is was. — Blake Shelton

We were playing a fair, and a few people were handing me stuffed animals and flowers, but one person handed me a paper sack. So I took all the stuff back to the bus. I put the sack in my lap and opened it, and a live iguana jumped out of the sack and onto my shirt. I screamed like a little girl! — Blake Shelton

Not everybody in the country-music community is like me - I just happen to be one of the guys that is stereotypical. — Blake Shelton

My critics are pretty tough. I've never been one of the music industry's pets. — Blake Shelton

Standing center stage in the six foot circle of wood cut from the stage of the Ryman is something I never take for granted. The history and legacy of that circle is awe-inspiring. — Blake Shelton

The way my family always did Christmas was on Christmas Eve, it wasn't really centered around a dinner on Christmas Eve. It was more about keeping the kids calm. Sometime after dark is when we were going to open all the presents underneath the tree from Mom, Dad and the kids and everything - just the family presents was every Christmas Eve. — Blake Shelton

No, I don't think I'm ever going to get serious. — Blake Shelton

If you're callin' 'bout my heart, it's still yours / I should've listened to it a little more / Then it wouldn't have taken me so long / To know where I belong — Blake Shelton

I'm good at anything that's country - biscuits, gravy, chicken-fried steak. Look at me, for God's sake. I cook what I like to eat. — Blake Shelton

I can't tell you what genre Maroon 5 is in. I don't know if they're rock or pop or alternative. I don't know what they are. I have a hard time separating that stuff. I just know what I like when I hear it. — Blake Shelton

Ironically, being a coach on 'The Voice' and spending time with those kids, Xenia and Dia especially, I learned a lot about myself. It reminded me how lucky I am that this happened for me, and it kind of lit the spark inside me again for my love of music. — Blake Shelton

What I do is what I like; if I'm not as famous as I'd like to be, I've done it to myself. — Blake Shelton

I hate reality shows. But if I had to be on one, I'd have to say 'Realtree Road Trips' on the Outdoor Channel. — Blake Shelton

For the life of me, I'll never understand how you can be an artist but not want people to understand who you are as a person. — Blake Shelton

To me, what makes an artist is a unique personality that they're not afraid to let show. — Blake Shelton

We all got a hillbilly bone down deep inside. — Blake Shelton

I'm a country artist first and just happen to be on television doing it. — Blake Shelton

I don't give a crap about clowns. — Blake Shelton

I'm never going to listen to someone trash my wife. — Blake Shelton

If there's one thing special about me, it's that I seem familiar. People feel like I live next door. — Blake Shelton

Some beach, somewhere. There's a big umbrella casting shade over an empty chair. Palm trees are growin' and a warm breeze a blowing. I picture myself right there, on some beach, somewhere. — Blake Shelton

My favorite songs to sing have always been songs about regret. I don't know why that is, but to me, that's country music. — Blake Shelton

I don't know anybody as creative and unique and off the wall as Dia Frampton. She's always asking me, 'Am I too weird?' I just tell her, 'People don't think you're weird, they think you're cool.' — Blake Shelton

Somebody will come on TV singing, and you're like, 'Oh my God! I mean, they suck! You know, who signed them?' Well, it's just because she's good lookin', or it's because he's takin' his shirt off and he's muscley or something, or else he wouldn't have gotten his chance. — Blake Shelton

If I had to choose my best day ever, my finest hour, my wildest dream come true, mine would be you. — Blake Shelton

When I hear other artists talk, they talk about 'How come radio's not playing my song?' Well, you have to look at it under a microscope and know that each station is just trying to do what's right for their market, and it's scary for a radio station to add a song that they don't know how well it's gonna do for them. — Blake Shelton

Maroon 5 are worldwide stars. — Blake Shelton

I don't ask other artists for too much advice. — Blake Shelton

I love Cee Lo, but I avoid him when he's holding that smelly cat. — Blake Shelton

...lookin' like a high I wanna be on — Blake Shelton

Come a little closer, love the way you look tonight
My eyes are the only thing I don't wanna take off of you — Blake Shelton

Help!!!! Why is Wednesday spelled like that?!!!! — Blake Shelton

There needs to be an app that edits what I say versus what I want to say. — Blake Shelton

I'm very content with my life. I mean, who wouldn't be? — Blake Shelton

It is one of the most validating things for an artist like me, to have people sing along to your songs. — Blake Shelton

The Doobie Brothers' 'What a Fool Believes' makes me want to move. And I still haven't gotten over the Macarena. Who has? — Blake Shelton

Full-face helmets look stupid. — Blake Shelton

Cee Lo is the coolest human being I have ever met in my life. — Blake Shelton

I think the worst thing you can do is blend in. Why would you ever want to blend in? — Blake Shelton

Where I live in Oklahoma, it's all ranchers. My friends are all cowboys and pretty rough guys. If I had a hot tub back there, I may as well have Richard Simmons come over and live with me. — Blake Shelton

My fans, country radio, friends, family, you name it - they know I love to perform. — Blake Shelton

One of my all-time favorite country singers is a guy named Conway Twitty. — Blake Shelton

I've burned the trash a few times and it got away from me. I've caught the yard on fire. I've burnt up some acreage and had to call the fire department a couple of times. — Blake Shelton

My favorite television show has changed throughout the years. I used to think 'Married ... With Children' was really funny. But now that I've gotten older, it's 'The Golden Girls,' believe it or not. That shows kills me. — Blake Shelton

One of my pet peeves about Nashville is that it tends to be copycatted. I don't want to do that. I've got to be different. — Blake Shelton

My life has been an open book, for better or for worse. — Blake Shelton

I lost my brother in a car wreck when I was 14 years old. When I decided I wanted to be a country singer, my dad always told me, 'Son, you should write a song about your brother.' — Blake Shelton

I love to deer hunt and fish and drive down the back roads in my truck. All those things basically equal freedom to me - and not having to return that message or call from my record company or management. At some point, I need to recharge. — Blake Shelton

Whoa!!! I heard I offended one of my all time favorite artists Ray Price by my statement Nobody wants to listen to their grandpas music. — Blake Shelton

Wait a second. Don't take my vibrations away. — Blake Shelton

I like California but I'm dyed-in-the-wool Oklahoma. I see a deer in L.A., and everybody's standing around it taking pictures. Back home, that's the enemy! — Blake Shelton

You'll be my glass of wine
I'll be your shot of whiskey — Blake Shelton

I have family in Oklahoma City. — Blake Shelton

I never really saw myself doing a Super Bowl promo. — Blake Shelton

I still love farming and gardening and things like that in the summertime. — Blake Shelton

I remember telling the head of Warner Brothers that if they'd just make a video for 'Ol' Red' ... and if it didn't work, they could drop me from the label. — Blake Shelton

I get on Twitter, one of my routines during the day, if I'm home is, I wake up, get a cup of coffee, turn on the Weather Channel and I'll look at what people are saying to me on Twitter on my phone. — Blake Shelton

What you need to know about me is that I always just wanted to be a country singer. I didn't choose the path of television or being on magazine covers. — Blake Shelton

Taylor deserves it. I don't think there is anyone with half a brain that would say otherwise. She has done a lot for us in country music. We are lucky enough in country music to call her one of us. — Blake Shelton