I was a huge Jonas Brothers fan, unapologetically, when I was 12 or 13. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
In my opinion, it's all about the song and the performance, not the gender. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
The thing that's been most important to me is being interactive with people that are listening to my music. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
People send me songs all the time that are literally no-brainer hits... but for me, I'm an artist because I'm a writer. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
'The First Time' is a song that I wrote by myself on my front porch, in real-time, as that situation was happening… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
It's really cool when, in every genre of music, you can listen to a song and know what era it was from. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
The first album is an introduction, and when people listen to it top to bottom, I want them to know me. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
It's so fun to make up stories, but I find that the songs that I'm most proud of came from a real… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
'Peter Pan,' I think, was a game-changer. That was the first song that really had some heartbeat to it... I think that's… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
Even though there are incredible songs floating around Nashville, it's important for me to have my voice heard. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
It's been really cool to me to watch someone like Sam Hunt, whose lyrics and roots are in country but you can… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
My favorite songwriting trick is writing something like 'XO.' In my brain, I thought, 'This is probably going to be a love… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
The fun thing about song writing is that it's just creative. It can be whatever you want it to be. For me,… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
The artists that I relate to and love the most are the ones where I can listen to the record, and I… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan of the Chainsmokers - like, huge. Like, I would love to collaborate with them. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share
I grew up performing in glee club at my school; I was the ostrich in 'Peter Pan,' and then I was super-involved in church… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share
I'm in this wave with Maddie & Tae and RaeLynn and Mickey Guyton and Cam. We're all kind of finding our niches and becoming… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share
I think that every time a country artist steps outside of the country boundary, it just brings more ears to us. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share
People send me songs all the time that are literally no-brainer hits... but for me, I'm an artist because I'm a writer. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share
I grew up on a farm in eastern Tennessee with a very southern lifestyle, so my roots are super country and southern, but my… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share
The Grammys to me, well, that's my peers. That's the industry thinking what I do is good. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share
I feel like it's been so crazy to get to open for people like Rascal Flatts, Lady A, Billy Currington. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share
It's really cool when, in every genre of music, you can listen to a song and know what era it was from. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share
It's really humbling to be acknowledged by such established names like CMT and Billboard. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share
I love having that conversation with someone I've never met before who's enjoying something that I wrote and being able to connect and share… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share
There's this misconception out there that at any level of celebrity, you have someone to do hair and makeup when you're out touring, but… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share
I think that I've just kind of found my niche, if that makes sense. I still write the same, but I feel like I've… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share
I try to exercise when I'm on road - I really do try - but I also try not to push myself too hard.… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share
