When I was 12 years old, my dad got into country music. My first CD was Wynonna Judd, and I loved it. — Danny Gokey Copy Share Image
With Rascal Flatts, I'm such a fan of them, and I feel like they've been so gracefully relevant through decades of country… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
Growing up, I remember thinking country music was all honky-tonks and beer and trucks - Britney Spears was my first concert. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country… — Buck Owens Copy Share Image
I listen to country music. I listen to jazz. I listen to R&B. I listen to Jimi Hendrix a lot. — Patty Smyth Copy Share Image
What I loved about country music when I was a kid was the Grand Ole Opry, was 'Hee Haw,' was 360 degrees… — Laura Bell Bundy Copy Share Image
I didn't get into music to become a blues musician, or a country musician. I'm a singer-songwriter. In my book that means… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
Though we have our own native flavour for each state or country, music has no language. — Devi Sri Prasad Copy Share Image
Not to be rude to my sisters, but I don't listen to drag music. I listen to everything from punk to Italo… — Sharon Needles Copy Share Image
Oh, I think country has changed tremendously. I think country has totally changed. Country music when I was a kid was Hank… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
One thing that I love about country music, probably more so than any other culture - maybe the blues rivals it -… — Marty Stuart Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to country music. I got into traditional stuff later, but I listened to the commercial stuff of the… — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
1983 - Country music had made a resurgence in this country so I joined a country band. I was the only black… — Daryl Davis Copy Share Image
I'm a huge country music fan, and there are so many girls that I look up to, especially Carrie Underwood, which everyone… — Lauren Alaina Copy Share Image
I was the audience he wanted to reach. Gram Parsons' writing brought his own personal generations poetry and vision into the very… — Emmylou Harris Copy Share Image
I knew what I wanted to be, but I didn't know exactly how to get there. I thought you move to Nashville,… — Tyler Farr Copy Share Image
I love to listen to traditional country music. That's where I get a lot of inspiration. — Margo Price Copy Share Image
I think the average country music fan grew up the same exact way that all the artists did, listening to hip-hop and… — Chris Lane Copy Share Image
I love being a part of country music. I love going out and... doing things for the first time for country music.… — Garth Brooks Copy Share Image
If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
“Miranda raised her eyebrows. Apparently she hadn't figured me for a country music fan. I liked her for that.” — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I always loved country music. But I didn't even know I could sing. I just knew I loved the music. — Cole Swindell Copy Share Image
I was exposed to jazz and blues and gospel and country music and rock, and I was the only kid I knew… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
I'll be honest, as a female in country music, there's definitely times where you need folks to know you're here to show… — Lainey Wilson Copy Share Image
I wanna be the reason behind your smile, cause surely, you're the reason behind mine. — Miranda Lambert Copy Share Image
Undeniably, I'm a country singer; I'm a country songwriter. But I feel like I make country music for people who like country… — Kacey Musgraves Copy Share Image
One thing we have to remember as songwriters is that we have to consider that country music is the country's music. That… — Randy Houser Copy Share Image
People do look at it as an insult that I say I don't listen to country music, which cracks me up. — Natalie Maines Copy Share Image
We work so hard to stay true to country music. People can say they don't like it, but they can't say it's… — Darius Rucker Copy Share Image
I think it took me a while to convince Nashville that what I do is genuine and my heart's in the right… — Keith Urban Copy Share Image
I have a fan base. I've sold a million albums in country music. I've got fans out there who love my music… — Lari White Copy Share Image
A big part of country music is a way of life, at least from my standpoint. That's how I craft my music… — Luke Bryan Copy Share Image
I was always sort of mystified and excited about the world of country music. Something about it struck me as enchanted. — Grace Potter Copy Share Image
It's no secret that anybody who knows the music business knows that the numbers are substantially different in Christian music than they… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
I believe that melody is such a lost part of music and country music. People are either scared of it or not… — Kristian Bush Copy Share Image
I've heard that the true love of country music is alive and well. That gives me so much hope and so much… — Ashley McBryde Copy Share Image
We've got great fans that rock and roll won't have, because you can have a one-hit record and country music used to,… — Tanya Tucker Copy Share Image
I believe in the future of country music, but a future without roots is like a kite with no string. — Marty Stuart Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to 1980s country music, mostly. Early '90s. That time period was my favorite. — Blake Shelton Copy Share Image
Nobody has done Mariah Carey whistle-tone notes in country music that I've heard of, and if you're capable of doing it, you… — Gabby Barrett Copy Share Image
