I love all kinds of music, and I would write really…

I've never really been a traditional country kind of guy. I wanted my music to sound more like the end of the '90s and…

— Bryan White

With The Key, it was, I had gone through a divorce and losing my father, and just kinda really reminiscing about how much I…

— Vince Gill

When I first got into country, I was trying to do the traditional country thing, and I still have a heart for traditional country.…

— Kane Brown

From 11 to 17, I just toured my butt off with my dad and my sister. We hit the road and I was singing…

— Gabby Barrett

I hear some new artists that sound country but the record labels and country radio lean more toward a more rock feel for what…

— George Jones

... my songs speak for themselves. The musicians who play on them and the way they sound and where they were recorded and the…

— Neil Young

The thing with me is, I'm from a rap background so I'm not really a traditional singer in that sense.

— Negash Ali

In essence I'm really a very traditional writer. I subscribe to the notion that, ultimately, characters do drive everything else.

— Steve Erickson

I grew up with 'Roseanne'; I kind of adore her and stuff like' Home Improvement', really traditional American stuff.

— Jessie Cave

To me, country songs are simple.

— Sam Hunt

There's so much that can be learned from French cooking, especially really traditional, more modest meals.

— Antoni Porowski

I do think I'm country, but your definition of that word might be different from my definition. In my opinion, country music, the sound…

— Sam Hunt

I'm a traditional country singer and we're always trying to make that a fresh and modern sound. That's always going to be the challenge…

— Joe Nichols

I always want to have the traditional country soul while meeting the new standards of country music.

— Jon Pardi

Everywhere I go, people tell me they still love traditional country.

— Porter Wagoner