Check out what these country music stars have to say about Mother’s Day and the moms in their lives.

Eric Church says his mom is by far the toughest person he’s met, facing life’s adversities with a positive attitude:

“You know, she’s always been a person that’s been really positive through times that I couldn’t find a positive streak, [laughs] and she was always really positive, and very much believes in tough it out, keep working hard, and that’s her motto with stuff like that.”

Jon Pardi says they definitely broke the mold when they made his mother:

“First of all, she’s a great mom. She’s an angel. She takes care of people that aren’t even in the family. She’s always been like that, and she’s always there supporting and…She’s just a good human being. There’s not one mean bone in her body. And she cries about every time I talk to her. She always worries about me. I have to tell her, ‘Stop worrying about me.'”

Jon has loved singing ever since he was a little kid, and he has to give his grandmother (another mom figure in his life) credit for some of that:

“When my parents would leave me with her while they went to work, most of the time we were in the little room when George Strait tapes and Garth Brooks, and Randy Travis, George Jones, I mean all just traditional country singin’ and having a good time recording ourselves. And so growing up with that, it really just, I grew up singing so it really helped me get my voice in, and I got some of that from her.”

Whether it’s Mother’s Day or not, Maddie and Tae both say there’s nothing quite like getting a hug from their moms:

(Maddie Marlow) “Most of the time, a Mama hug can really fix anything.” (Tae Dye) “Ahh…it’s the best.” (Maddie) “If my mom hugs me while I’m crying, everything’s okay. There’s just something about it. I’m 23, I’m grown, but, my mom, if she hugs me, everything’s okay.”

Brantley Gilbert admits that he’s still just a mama’s boy at heart, and he can see that rubbing off on his 17-month-old son, Barrett:

“I’m working on a song right now where one of the lines in it says, you know, ‘I already know you’re gonna be a mama’s boy, but it worked out fine for your dad,’ because I was the same way. Believe it or not, I was a mama’s boy and always will be. So he’s got that coming for him and like I said, it worked out fine for his dad.”

Rascal Flatts‘ Jay DeMarcus has always had a strong faith in God, and he can thank his mom for instilling that in him at a young age:

“My beliefs and my faith are part of who I am, and I’m so grateful that I had the foundation laid early on. My Mom took me to church from my earliest memories, so I’ve been really, really fortunate to have a mother that has spent many, many long hours on her knees praying for me, and I guarantee you I would almost bet everything I have that that has saved me more often than not.”

Jordan Davis doesn’t just admire and look up to his mother; he also strives to follow her example:

“I’m a Mama’s Boy. I love my Mom, and it’s the way she finds the good in everything. With my Mom, as opposed to finding anything negative, she’s gonna find something positive first. That’s something I really hope I can be more like her on.”

When Jordan wants to make his mom feel special for Mother’s Day, he says there are two things that need to happen:

“She loves flowers, so we’ll get her flowers or take her to, we’re slowly getting her into sushi, so we love to take Mom out to sushi spots on Mother’s Day.” [laughs]

Mother’s Day has always been important to Thomas Rhett, but the holiday has taken on a new significance since having kids of his own:

“I never thought that I could love my wife more until I saw her become a mother. And so I think it makes you, first of all, have a lot more respect for Mother’s Day for your own mom, knowing how much your mom did for you. But then when you get to watch your wife do it to your own kids it takes that intensity to a different level. And it really makes Mother’s Day more of just like a, ‘Hey Mom, Happy Mother’s Day,’ into like, ‘Hey thank you, for like being the most amazing mother on the planet because without you this would all fall apart.'”

The guys from the Eli Young Band know it’s important to show the moms in their lives how much they care, especially on Mother’s Day:

(Jon Jones) “We’re usually flying home or coming home on the bus on a Sunday, and so you have to do a little bit of pre-prep so you’re not ending up at the store getting the last dozen roses that are out there. We lean on our wives for more than most do because we’re gone so much, and we’ve got some really strong women at home keeping lights on. So they definitely deserve a lot of credit and they deserve more than a day. So when there is just that one day, gotta make it special.”