I was living in Knoxville, Tennessee, and I didn't really know how you would become a singer. I didn't even think that I could do it. I didn't even dream about it. But when I was 12, it was that… — 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 song. How can I change that and find ways to twist that.' As a songwriter, it's your job… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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
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 Image
The Grammys to me, well, that's my peers. That's the industry thinking what I do is good. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
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 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
It's really humbling to be acknowledged by such established names like CMT and Billboard. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
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 Image
