Chely Wright

I came along at a time when the industry was eating its young.

— Chely Wright

Human beings are not designed to be alone. None of God's creatures are.

— Chely Wright

I've saved every dime I've made in my life.

— Chely Wright

I guess we guess our way through life. How many times do we really know for sure?

— Chely Wright

I'm not a Democrat, I'm not a Republican-I'm an American, I'm a human.

— Chely Wright

I'd like my writing to be recognized with a Grammy.

— Chely Wright

I wish I had a great relationship with my mother.

— Chely Wright

All I ever wanted to do was write songs and get on a bus and go play them for people.

— Chely Wright

In the first decade of my life, I came to know and love God, as I was raised in a Christian home…

— Chely Wright

I am a gay, Christian, farm girl from Kansas who sang Country Music and I did the very best I could do…

— Chely Wright

If I have a hit, then I hope the people who like the hit song go out and buy my album so…

— Chely Wright

I'm very much a traditionalist, but I think it's important to know about tradition so that you can evolve the music you…

— Chely Wright

The hurt you've tried to hide can't help but show. I could cling to the past, but I'm afraid it wouldn't last.…

— Chely Wright

I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.

— Chely Wright

I've learned a lot about my voice, and about things I can do with it. Maybe that's why my sound has become…

— Chely Wright

I'm a Scorpio, and who knows if there is any validity to it, but I'm very emotional. I have high highs and…

— Chely Wright

It's a great feeling to be recognized by your peers. It's an even better feeling to be welcomed and accepted by country…

— Chely Wright

I could kiss you in the rain forever Turn all your pain to pleasure Fill up all your days with sunlight Make…

— Chely Wright

Being born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in the very rural parts of Kansas led me to believe that everything was…

— Chely Wright

I hear the word 'tolerance'-tha t some people are trying to teach people to be tolerant of gays. I'm not satisfied with…

— Chely Wright

As a young girl, there were the obvious messages about what girls could and couldn't achieve. And to compound the limitations I…

— Chely Wright

I would like to say when I turn the project over to the label that I have been successful. And that's truly…

— Chely Wright

If I wanted to be a pop singer, I would have done that 20 years ago. I love country music.

— Chely Wright

I felt like a sinful person when I dated men and allowed them to feel for me in a way I knew…

— Chely Wright

I think I'm no different from any artist in music. At least once, you want to see your name up on the…

— Chely Wright

I grew up in a very modest house. We were poor-we lived on the poverty level. We all got jobs as young…

— Chely Wright