Nashville will never be the same.

A creative space is an important thing. There are so many studios that feel like doctor's offices in Nashville. I couldn't write there.

— Brad Paisley

My father was pretty independent. He was - he was arrested once in Nashville when he was on one of his sales trips because…

— Nat Hentoff

People think it is all about country music, and I know a lot of country music has come out of there, but like Blonde…

— Elvis Costello

The youthful vibe Nashville exudes is intoxicating and contagious, especially amongst the culinary scene, which lures so many great young chefs to places like…

— Maneet Chauhan

Today the most outlaw thing you can possibly do in Nashville, Tennessee, is play country music.

— Marty Stuart

At 15 we were going back and forth to Nashville every weekend while we were still going to school.

— Maddie Marlow

We'll settle in Nashville. I love it there. I've got lots of friends there now, I love the area.

— Mike Fisher

I was writing with different people in Nashville - whoever I could. Eddie Hinton came on the scene about 1963, and about four years…

— Donnie Fritts

The big influence on me was Robert Altman, who, especially in 'Nashville,' transformed my sense of dramatic structure and showed how you could handle…

— Tony Kushner

“Funny how often something she'd been so certain she needed turned out not to be a need at all, but a want--when the real…

— Tamera Alexander

I've been lucky to have a good reputation with writers. My strongest suit is that of an interpreter, so it's important for me to…

— Johnny Paycheck

In the tradition of the classic songwriter rooms like The Bluebird in Nashville, Strange Brew is a gift to the music community in Austin,…

— Christopher Cross

For me, and this may not be everybody, but because I do love country music so much, there's such a feeling of home in…

— Garrett Hedlund

My oldest daughter got married, she had a wedding in Hawaii and a reception in Nashville, and in between I had a Cup date…

— Barry Trotz

I feel like Nashville has really embraced me with open arms. I was a little worried at first; you know, everybody knows about my…

— Cassadee Pope