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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.

- Jacob Whitesides

Kid, Been, Original Music, Bars

Sometimes I think we live in a world where, even when things are good, people always feel unsatisfied with wherever they are, so I think first I just want to enjoy being happy where I am now and not let my ambition take away from being in the moment.

- Jacob Whitesides

Sometimes, Away, I Think, Unsatisfied

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.

- Jacob Whitesides

Alive, Bed, Till, Vampire

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.

- Jacob Whitesides

Love, Loyal, Very, Bell

I'm just thankful that even at a young age, I got to experience something like 'X Factor,' and I got to meet enough people just to know that I needed to be patient until the right deal came around.

- Jacob Whitesides

Thankful, Young, Deal, Be Patient

I am here talking to 'Rolling Stone' because of an iPhone. Music has transformed because of Apple.

- Jacob Whitesides

Here, Talking, Am, Stone

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.

- Jacob Whitesides

Little Things, Other, Like, Demons

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.

- Jacob Whitesides

Big, Will, Nashville, Verse

When all these huge offers start coming in, people see dollar signs. People see fame. I just knew that it was a lie. Unless you really hit it off in radio right away - a lot of my friends didn't, and they were getting put in so many horrible positions where they were getting stuck. They weren't even allowed to release music.

- Jacob Whitesides

Release, Away, Allowed, Right Away

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.

- Jacob Whitesides

YouTube, I Remember, Video, None

I started homeschooling when I was 13. I wasn't really doing the social media thing yet; I didn't have any fans, but I knew that public school wasn't the place for me. It was draining my creativity, and so both my parents supported me in being homeschooled, and they really gave me a chance to focus on getting good at guitar.

- Jacob Whitesides

Doing, Both My Parents, Social Media

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.

- Jacob Whitesides

Doing, Year, Before, Social Media

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

- Jacob Whitesides

Decision, Need, Like, Email

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.

- Jacob Whitesides

Father, My Life, Another, Father Figure

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

- Jacob Whitesides

Like, Having, Mum, Sweetest

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.

- Jacob Whitesides

Happy, Every Day, Artist, Working Hard

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.

- Jacob Whitesides

Other, Very, Along, Every Night

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.

- Jacob Whitesides

Love, Ed Sheeran, Smith, Pop Music

I feel like a hit will come whenever it does, but I don't want to sit in a studio trying to figure out the magic formula and mixing spices and trying to come up with the perfect song.

- Jacob Whitesides

Magic, Song, Studio, Spices

I appreciate a lot of singer-songwriters that the normal person doesn't, but I feel like everyone thoroughly enjoys an Ed Sheeran show.

- Jacob Whitesides

Normal, Like, Thoroughly, None

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.

- Jacob Whitesides

Singing, Singer, Made, Insecure

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

- Jacob Whitesides

Confidence, Singing, Start, Gained

Although the views have gone up and the comments have gone up, I never drop a project and disappear.

- Jacob Whitesides

Never, Drop, Comments, Views

I have an amazing crew, so it makes life so much easier. It's fun being around a bunch of my BFFs on the road.

- Jacob Whitesides

Around, Makes, Being, Fun

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

- Jacob Whitesides

Love, Hands, Over, Jaw

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

- Jacob Whitesides

Admire, Obvious, Jobs, Sides

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.

- Jacob Whitesides

Through, Nashville, Almost, Tour

I think a lot of people think it's easy to just post stuff. They think it's the easy way to fame nowadays, but it's been hard. You have to film the video, which takes forever because I'm super picky about all my takes and stuff. Then you have to edit it and upload it, and doing that three times a week is very, very difficult.

- Jacob Whitesides

Doing, Been, Very, Post

The control game has just been changed. The artist has a lot more control than the label, which is special. I feel like the fans crave that. I feel like they can tell when it's not genuine.

- Jacob Whitesides

Game, Been, Which, Crave

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.

- Jacob Whitesides

Parent, Having, Wrote, Ohio

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