Kelsea Ballerini

I'm a talker.

— Kelsea Ballerini

I just want to make the best music I can make.

— Kelsea Ballerini

I've never been scared, but I'm very naive.

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My biggest dream is to headline an arena tour.

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I've always wanted to dye my hair a bright color.

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I try to be a good person. I love Jesus.

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I really want people to know I'm a songwriter.

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My life is truly pop country.

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The Grammys are just the pinnacle of music.

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Hillary Scott from Lady Antebellum is like my big sister.

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I used to walk around trying to do the Britney Spears growl: 'Oh, baby, baby.'

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I write everything. It's my favorite part of what I do. And lyrics are my favorite thing.

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I wanted to be a vet. I really thought that's what I wanted to do.

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Honestly, I'm such a shoe girl. I like to save money, and I like to spend money on shoes.

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I love pop music. I've tried to always be honest about that.

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I'm a huge fan of the Chainsmokers - like, huge. Like, I would love to collaborate with them.

— Kelsea Ballerini

I try to be as honest as I can in writing. That's what ends up translating and relating to people.

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I did ballet, jazz, and all that, but I think hip-hop is really where I learned rhythm and groove, which has helped…

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I think that every time a country artist steps outside of the country boundary, it just brings more ears to us.

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My favorite thing ever is walking into a room and there's like, shoes and dresses and sparkles in the room. It's a…

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No matter how exhausted I am after a show, I always take my makeup off. Even if it's just with a remover…

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I feel like if you just walk with a purpose, people will think you're supposed to be there. That's my life theory.

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The thing that's been most important to me is being interactive with people that are listening to my music.

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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.

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I think that, as artists, all we can do is be who we are. I think that if we do that, then…

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I see little girls at my meet-and-greets who are like, 'Kelsea! It's my first concert and I came to see you.' And…

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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

Getting to do shows with Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, and Sam Hunt is just awesome. It's so inspiring because I grew up…

— Kelsea Ballerini

I was living in Knoxville, Tennessee, and I didn't really know how you would become a singer. I didn't even think that…

— Kelsea Ballerini

I grew up performing in glee club at my school; I was the ostrich in 'Peter Pan,' and then I was super-involved…

— Kelsea Ballerini

I grew up on a farm in eastern Tennessee with a very southern lifestyle, so my roots are super country and southern,…

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I think that I've just kind of found my niche, if that makes sense. I still write the same, but I feel…

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My favorite songwriting trick is writing something like 'XO.' In my brain, I thought, 'This is probably going to be a love…

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I'm not super traditional at all.

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I like making people feel pretty.

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I've always been a big, bold thinker and a dreamer.

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Songwriting was a gift that came to me when I needed it the most.

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Music videos, to me, are like an extension of a song.

— Kelsea Ballerini

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

I love Taylor Swift, and I've always been such a fan of her.

— Kelsea Ballerini