Jacob Whitesides Quotes

I will write a verse or a story and bring it into a songwriting session, because that’s what’s big in Nashville – the collaborative part of songwriting.

My cat Isabella, she doesn’t get along with anyone else. She’s kind of like me: like, very anti-social and fierce. So we speak to each other on a spiritual level, and we cuddle every night. So it’s pretty serious.

I never really wanted to be a singer, because I was a super-shy kid. Singing made me feel awkward, and I was really insecure.

I love pop music, but I feel like the genre is overpopulated – there was so much bubblegum for a while, but I feel like Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran are bringing good, real music back to the radio.

I started playing guitar when I was 14 and eventually gained the confidence to start singing a little bit.

I stay up late; I’m like a vampire. I stay up until, like, 6 A.M. and then sleep till 4 P.M. I lay in bed till it’s dark, and then I come alive in the night.

My email is constantly full, and I’m constantly being called, like, ‘We need your decision on this.’

On a good day, I usually tweet 50 to 100 times.

I wrote ‘Ohio,’ and it was really awesome to be able to share that with my fans because a lot of them can relate to not having a parent in their life. It’s really one of my favourite songs to sing live.

You put Drake on anything, and it’s money.

My fans are definitely my shareholders, and I’m extremely thankful for them.

My mum is the funniest and sweetest person I know; my sister’s like my best friend, so it’s great having them around.

Every day, I’m working hard to improve my craft as an artist, my connection with the best fans, and keep pushing my work ethic. All those things make me happy.

Every song is personal, but ‘Ohio,’ on my first EP, was on another level. I really opened up about the lack of relationship I had with my father. We stopped talking about four years ago, and I haven’t had a father figure in my life since.

My fans go crazy over jaw clenches. They also love hand veins… they’re infatuated with hands in general.

Playing in those bars where people really don’t care about your music really gives you an appreciation for when you get to a concert, and people are singing your original music – it’s been a great journey, but I definitely didn’t have an interest in music as a kid until I was a teenager.

Being able to tour and experience all of the stuff that comes from touring, and then being able to come back to Nashville, it’s almost like therapy to be able to get into a session and talk about all of the things that I’m going through. It’s so much more real to me.

I’m afraid of the dark because I picture things; I see things. I’m a freak. I see, like, little demons coming out of the floor and other little things running around. It’s scary.

Don’t hide things from the fans, because they will find them, and they will not be your fan anymore. I’ve seen that happen with many artists.

I ended up having my first girlfriend when I was 13, and she was obsessed with Justin Bieber. I remember watching the ‘Baby’ music video and being so jealous of him. So I posted a cover of ‘One Time’ on YouTube, and she loved it.

I feel like that’s so important, to enjoy my own music. Because if I’m not passionate about my music, then it’s going to show to the fans.

I played at different restaurants with my dad for a good year before I started doing anything on social media. I wanted to hone my craft before I put anything out there.

I actually like spending time alone – it doesn’t bother me at all.

It seems obvious to say, but I really admire the creative sides of Steve Jobs.

I’m a Fritos Burrito guy. Me and Taco Bell have a love relationship on Twitter; they follow me. Out of 16 people they follow me, so I’m very loyal to my girlfriend, Taco Bell.