A lot of people want to keep country music in the minority of people. But it belongs to the world. It's art. — Ray Price Copy Share Image
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music,… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
“You know, the heroes in my romance novels always say that. Scout's honor. But they all later admit to never being a… — Rachel Harris Copy Share Image
My wife grew up loving country music, so I always run songs by her whether I wrote it or if somebody pitched… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
“The most wretched people in the world are those who tell you they like every kind of music 'except country.” — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
I grew up loving country music from a young age and wanted to sing more than I wanted to sit in school. — Carly Pearce Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to everything, and when I got signed to a record deal out of Nashville, that was my introduction… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
When times are good, we have tunes to dance to; when times are tough, we're supposed to talk about it. That's country… — Marty Stuart Copy Share Image
It's been a while since I checked in with Malcolm Gladwell's 'Revisionist History' podcast. The episode 'The King of Tears' suggests the… — David Hepworth Copy Share Image
Kitty Wells was the first and only Queen of Country Music, no matter what they call the rest of us. She was… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
“We passed a gun shop advertising a "Blowout Sale. While listening to a country music station,we heard a talk/song narrated by our… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
I always had a standard of, back when I was doing the country music I always told people I would never record… — Ricky Skaggs Copy Share Image
I wasn't one of those kids that was like I'm going to be a country music singer or I'm going to be… — William Clark Green Copy Share Image
You come to a country music show and it's like a rock show, it's so different, it's just not what people think… — Jason Aldean Copy Share Image
“One of the multitudes of exboyfriends had been a country music fan and left Gemma with an unfortunate passion for Tammy Wynette.… — Liane Moriarty Copy Share Image
I was just really nervous the first time I was on the Opry, because I knew the importance of it to any… — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
I love country music, blues, and punk, and one day I might make those kinds of records. — Kesha Copy Share Image
I have high standards because Country music taught me how a man should treat a lady. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Sundresses, bikinis, country music, swimming, being tan, windows down, baseball games, lake days, late nights. Is it summer yet? — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was always going out to joints in Jersey that played country music. I was always around it. I liked the lyrics,… — Eddie Rabbitt Copy Share Image
That concerns me, that we're reaching out for perfection, when country music has always been about imperfection. — Lorrie Morgan Copy Share Image
Shania Twain brought a whole other fan base to country music with her sound, the way the videos were produced. — Faith Hill Copy Share Image
That's where I fell in love with country music, there at the Opry with Dad by my side. — Lorrie Morgan Copy Share Image
I'm treating country music like it's a sport. I'm looking at where my competition is and realized I needed to work on… — Kip Moore Copy Share Image
When you go to the Opry for a show or hear it on the radio, you get the whole circle of country… — Dierks Bentley Copy Share Image
Everybody has their favorite sad songs. That's part of what I love so much about country music. Country music is never afraid… — Chris Young Copy Share Image
“Nashville has always been competitive. My granddaddy called it the Hillbilly Babylon.” — Hunter S. Jones Copy Share Image
There's a large difference between someone listen to music by ears and someone enjoy it by heart — Black Son Beats Copy Share Image
I'm trying to make records where people don't feel cheated. Nashville has been guilty of insulting the Country Music audience for years… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
I'd love to make short film videos pushing the conventional standards of what a country music video can be. — Sturgill Simpson Copy Share Image
That's why we do this. In country music, we do this for this very reason... to impact people lyrically, to be a… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
Rock & roll has kept us alive for all these years. But we just love country music. It's in our blood. — Johnny Van Zant Copy Share Image
I'm not technically adept at music, but I'd love to be part of a discussion of where progressive rock ends and country… — William Shatner Copy Share Image
The artists in country music who stopped having hits are the ones who were led into something that wasn't them. — Conway Twitty Copy Share Image
The bedrock thing of country music is, it's about storytelling. I feel like I was able to find a niche because I… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
Country music as a genre, as an art form, is just as valid out there in the pantheon of the arts as… — Marty Stuart Copy Share Image
I'm a big rock 'n' roll head, I love country music, I love yodeling music. But I'm still black and funky. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Me and my dad, we'd go to the dirt bike races every year. I mean we'd go probably too much every year.… — Jamie Lynn Spears Copy Share Image
I'm just another Opry entertainer. I'm not the start of the Opry, and I'm not the ending. I'm not the Alpha, and… — Roy Acuff Copy Share Image
I got to Nashville on Labor Day weekend in 1972. And the Grand Ole Opry is still there, the Country Music Hall… — Marty Stuart Copy Share Image
