Country music Quotes · Page 16

I didn't get into music to become a blues musician, or a country musician. I'm a singer-songwrit er. In my book that…

— Justin Townes Earle

I'm surprised at the loyalty of the country music fan. People that started out with us at 'Prayin' for Daylight' still come…

— Jay DeMarcus

I don't like country music, so I won't buy a ticket. That doesn't mean I should be outside protesting.

— Eddie Griffin

I always respected country music for its narrative and how it's so solid, you can get the picture in your mind.

— Jade Bird

Listening to country music alone in your car is a guaranteed way to make sure you think about every ex you've ever…

— Anonymous

Country music listeners really like genuineness, and I hope that's what we portray, and I think that's what we do.

— Bobby Bones

Playing the Opry is one of the few performances in this world that will make my knees shake a little bit.

— Travis Tritt

The story of American pop music is the story of failure. The blues, country music, it's not the story of success. People…

— Ry Cooder

And to me, I had come out of Texas, and during that time was when I realized that a lot of people…

— Lee Ann Womack

When youre talking about the genre country music, it used to be called Country & Western music. It plays a pretty big…

— Colter Wall

Country music has its way of getting into the minds and hearts of people. I will say - you never know how…

— Brantley Gilbert

“Great. So basically you're saying your entire family is trained to kick my ass if I step out of line." Sherry tapped…

— Rachel Harris

Where I grew up in St. Louis, Saturday was country music day on television. We'd watch the Bill Anderson show, the Willie…

— Michael McDonald

I think the people who are sitting in their living room doing those, 'Let's take country music back' blogs and all that…

— Darius Rucker

I grew up in Nashville, born and raised. I'm a country girl, and I love country music. I had a dream I…

— Adrienne C. Moore

Country music is the combination of African and European folk songs coming together and doing a little waltz right here in the…

— Ketch Secor

Actually, I didn't listen to country music very much in Oklahoma. I listened to blues and rock n' roll.

— Leon Russell

Baby who we are just didn't work But maybe we can leave with something out of all this hurt

— Luke Bryan

Anyone who knows or cares anything about real country music will agree that George Jones is the voice of it.

— Dolly Parton

There's been a shift: Country music is popular music now. Every other genre wants to come over to our land.

— Miranda Lambert

To me, country music is like the blues, but it's something very hip and - I don't want to say commercial -…

— Etta James

Mama tried to raise a lady, but daddy won, he raised a lady who doesn't take shit from anyone.

— Miranda Lambert

Be in Nashville if you want to be in country music, because everybody that can help you is here.

— Gabby Barrett

When your dad is a country music fan and you take long car trips, you become one too.

— Chip Esten

That's how I want to be with stuff: I always want to be in country music, first and foremost, forever.

— Gabby Barrett

Country music is so related to gospel. It seems I could go down that road pretty easily.

— Dionne Warwick

... there are a lot of shredders in country music - Redd Volkaert, Brent Mason, Dan Huff .. and guys like that

— Brad Paisley

Country music is some of the best-written music in the world, so yeah, one day, I would keep my mind open to…

— Ed Sheeran

It took me a little while to get sorrow under the belt enough to understand country music's lyrics and strengths.

— Shooter Jennings

My sister loved country music. My mother loved Spanish music. And my dad was into big band music and jazz.

— Hope Sandoval

Country music's always had the best musicians in any format of music, and I always gravitated toward that, stuff that was musically…

— Brad Paisley

The very first show I ever saw was The Judds, and that influenced me to not play country music.

— Matt Skiba

I've always been a fan of country music. It's America's music - I love the songs, love the lyrics.

— Charles Koppelman

My nana is a real life mentor, and so is Brad Paisley and a few other idols in country music.

— Kane Brown

I like that old style of country music - it seems to me that a lot of the modern country music is…

— Leon Russell

When I'd tell people I like country music they'd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country.

— Loretta Lynn

I hated country music growing up, but it gets in your bone marrow, kind of like a disease.

— Sissy Spacek

[My parents] worked hard all week long, and the way they celebrated and rejoiced in life was by making music on weekends.…

— Rodney Crowell

I do think that inside of country music now there's a very silent majority, and I represent that silent majority.

— Bobby Bones

“Her wide, gorgeous smile was the culprit. It was pure magic. Neighbors lined the parking lot, eager to empty their pockets, all…

— Rachel Harris