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title: "Top Country music Sayings"
description: "Browse 928 Country music quotes by 444 authors. Discover the best Country music sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95e/lee-brice-29588_being_the-truth-is-i-think-country-music-there_2853864.jpg"
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> [The truth is, I think country music... there's a lot of great people, and just being raised the way a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-brice/the-truth-is-i-think-country-music-there-s-a-lot-of-great-people-and/)

[Lee Brice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-brice/)

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> [In country music, we are still behind the times. Outside of country music, it wouldn't be new to anyone to be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmie-allen/in-country-music-we-are-still-behind-the-times-outside-of-country/)

[Jimmie Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmie-allen/)

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> [I tried to mix country music into my sets in L.A., and I noticed that was when people checked out. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-young/i-tried-to-mix-country-music-into-my-sets-in-l-a-and-i-noticed-that/)

[Brett Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-young/)

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> [Years ago, when I first fell in love with country music, part of the reason was that it was so much from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorrie-morgan/years-ago-when-i-first-fell-in-love-with-country-music-part-of-the/)

[Lorrie Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorrie-morgan/)

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> [You say Lady Gaga, I say Lady Antebellum. You say T-Pain, I say T-Swift. You say Jason Derulo, I say Jason Aldean.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-say-lady-gaga-i-say-lady-antebellum-you-say-t-pain-i-say-t-swift/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [People think it is all about country music, and I know a lot of country music has come out of there, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/people-think-it-is-all-about-country-music-and-i-know-a-lot-of/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

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> [Is it racist to prefer country music over the blues? Or is it simply a classic case of tribal antipathy toward the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/is-it-racist-to-prefer-country-music-over-the-blues-or-is-it-simply-a/)

[Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/)

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> [When I was growing up, music was music and there were no genres. We didn't look at it as country music. Popular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lionel-richie/when-i-was-growing-up-music-was-music-and-there-were-no-genres-we/)

[Lionel Richie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lionel-richie/)

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> [I grew up with the Highwaymen, which was Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. Mom and Dad rode rodeo,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-kane/i-grew-up-with-the-highwaymen-which-was-johnny-cash-willie-nelson/)

[Christian Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-kane/)

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> [I was five years old, onstage singing 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' - a rock version - and I was always wanting to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jana-kramer/i-was-five-years-old-onstage-singing-twinkle-twinkle-little-star-a/)

[Jana Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jana-kramer/)

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> [I sing from my heart, I love country music and I love the people that respond to it. You never see yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-jones/i-sing-from-my-heart-i-love-country-music-and-i-love-the-people-that/)

[George Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-jones/)

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> [I'm not a country music fan, so if you slide me some music and say, 'You gotta check this out; it's country,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/i-m-not-a-country-music-fan-so-if-you-slide-me-some-music-and-say-you/)

[Lecrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/)

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> [If it wasn't for Kenny Rogers, I don't think I would be in country music. He was that guy when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darius-rucker/if-it-wasn-t-for-kenny-rogers-i-don-t-think-i-would-be-in-country/)

[Darius Rucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darius-rucker/)

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> [I try to be a good representative for country music. But as a country artist, it's important to move the needle and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-bryan/i-try-to-be-a-good-representative-for-country-music-but-as-a-country/)

[Luke Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-bryan/)

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> [“The low E is at the top, the second string is A, then it's D, G, B, and the last one is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-harris/the-low-e-is-at-the-top-the-second-string-is-a-then-it-s-d-g-b-and/)

[Rachel Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-harris/)

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> [“What a good morning it was. Tyler stood before her, six-plus feet of denim-clad hotness. A woodsy scent wafted toward her, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-harris/what-a-good-morning-it-was-tyler-stood-before-her-six-plus-feet-of/)

[Rachel Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-harris/)

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> [I got to Nashville on Labor Day weekend in 1972. And the Grand Ole Opry is still there, the Country Music Hall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-stuart/i-got-to-nashville-on-labor-day-weekend-in-1972-and-the-grand-ole/)

[Marty Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-stuart/)

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> [I'm just another Opry entertainer. I'm not the start of the Opry, and I'm not the ending. I'm not the Alpha, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-acuff/i-m-just-another-opry-entertainer-i-m-not-the-start-of-the-opry-and-i/)

[Roy Acuff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-acuff/)

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> [I was just really nervous the first time I was on the Opry, because I knew the importance of it to any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/porter-wagoner/i-was-just-really-nervous-the-first-time-i-was-on-the-opry-because-i/)

[Porter Wagoner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/porter-wagoner/)

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> [“One of the multitudes of exboyfriends had been a country music fan and left Gemma with an unfortunate passion for Tammy Wynette.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liane-moriarty/one-of-the-multitudes-of-exboyfriends-had-been-a-country-music-fan/)

[Liane Moriarty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liane-moriarty/)

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> [You come to a country music show and it's like a rock show, it's so different, it's just not what people think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-aldean/you-come-to-a-country-music-show-and-it-s-like-a-rock-show-it-s-so/)

[Jason Aldean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-aldean/)

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> [I wasn't one of those kids that was like I'm going to be a country music singer or I'm going to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-clark-green/i-wasn-t-one-of-those-kids-that-was-like-i-m-going-to-be-a-country/)

[William Clark Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-clark-green/)

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> [I always had a standard of, back when I was doing the country music I always told people I would never record…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-skaggs/i-always-had-a-standard-of-back-when-i-was-doing-the-country-music-i/)

[Ricky Skaggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-skaggs/)

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> [“We passed a gun shop advertising a "Blowout Sale. While listening to a country music station,we heard a talk/song narrated by our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/we-passed-a-gun-shop-advertising-a-blowout-sale-while-listening-to-a/)

[David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/)

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> [Kitty Wells was the first and only Queen of Country Music, no matter what they call the rest of us. She was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/kitty-wells-was-the-first-and-only-queen-of-country-music-no-matter/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

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> [It's been a while since I checked in with Malcolm Gladwell's 'Revisionist History' podcast. The episode 'The King of Tears' suggests the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hepworth/it-s-been-a-while-since-i-checked-in-with-malcolm-gladwell-s/)

[David Hepworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hepworth/)

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> [When I was around 13 years old, I started playing in bands and became obsessed with Blink-182 and Newfound Glory. I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassadee-pope/when-i-was-around-13-years-old-i-started-playing-in-bands-and-became/)

[Cassadee Pope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassadee-pope/)

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> [Country music has changed tremendously, so what now is considered country was not considered country at that time. We were doing stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-daniels/country-music-has-changed-tremendously-so-what-now-is-considered/)

[Charlie Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-daniels/)

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> [It never mattered to me that people in school didn't think that country music was cool, and they made fun of me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-swift/it-never-mattered-to-me-that-people-in-school-didn-t-think-that/)

[Taylor Swift](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-swift/)

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> [I grew up on 23, country music highway, which is a stretch of road where Ricky Skaggs and Dwight Yoakam and Loretta…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-childers/i-grew-up-on-23-country-music-highway-which-is-a-stretch-of-road/)

[Tyler Childers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-childers/)

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> [Country music is a form letter. You fi ll in the blanks. You move from one broken heart to the next one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mink/country-music-is-a-form-letter-you-fi-ll-in-the-blanks-you-move-from/)

Ben Mink

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> [I was really only around country music on the radio, and I think because I grew up so close to Atlanta, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-hunt/i-was-really-only-around-country-music-on-the-radio-and-i-think/)

[Sam Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-hunt/)

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> [In New York, my dad raised me to listen to everything like hip-hop, rock and country music. When I moved to Dallas,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/post-malone/in-new-york-my-dad-raised-me-to-listen-to-everything-like-hip-hop/)

[Post Malone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/post-malone/)

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> [Working in bars back then, in the '50s, to get a job you had to play all kinds of music. There'd be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-cale/working-in-bars-back-then-in-the-50s-to-get-a-job-you-had-to-play-all/)

[J. J. Cale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-cale/)

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> [1983 - Country music had made a resurgence in this country so I joined a country band. I was the only black…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/1983-country-music-had-made-a-resurgence-in-this-country-so-i-joined/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

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> [One thing that I love about country music, probably more so than any other culture - maybe the blues rivals it -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-stuart/one-thing-that-i-love-about-country-music-probably-more-so-than-any/)

[Marty Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-stuart/)

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> [I grew up listening to country music. I got into traditional stuff later, but I listened to the commercial stuff of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhiannon-giddens/i-grew-up-listening-to-country-music-i-got-into-traditional-stuff/)

[Rhiannon Giddens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhiannon-giddens/)

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> [I'm a huge country music fan, and there are so many girls that I look up to, especially Carrie Underwood, which everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-alaina/i-m-a-huge-country-music-fan-and-there-are-so-many-girls-that-i-look/)

[Lauren Alaina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-alaina/)

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> [I was the audience he wanted to reach. Gram Parsons' writing brought his own personal generations poetry and vision into the very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmylou-harris/i-was-the-audience-he-wanted-to-reach-gram-parsons-writing-brought/)

[Emmylou Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmylou-harris/)

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> [Until MTV, television had not been a huge influence on music. To compete with MTV, the country music moguls felt they had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charley-pride/until-mtv-television-had-not-been-a-huge-influence-on-music-to/)

[Charley Pride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charley-pride/)

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## Top authors on Country music

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-marty-stuart-64848.jpg) Marty Stuart 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-music/marty-stuart/)
- [Rachel Harris 16 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-music/rachel-harris/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-luke-bryan-61968.jpg) Luke Bryan 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-music/luke-bryan/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sam-hunt-82512.jpg) Sam Hunt 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-music/sam-hunt/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-lainey-wilson-6157.jpg) Lainey Wilson 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-music/lainey-wilson/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-jimmie-allen-6209.jpg) Jimmie Allen 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-music/jimmie-allen/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-taylor-swift-89132.jpg) Taylor Swift 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-music/taylor-swift/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-lorrie-morgan-61249.jpg) Lorrie Morgan 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-music/lorrie-morgan/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-brad-paisley-19065.jpg) Brad Paisley 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-music/brad-paisley/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-blake-shelton-18380.jpg) Blake Shelton 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-music/blake-shelton/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-strait-38005.jpg) George Strait 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-music/george-strait/)
- [Porter Wagoner 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-music/porter-wagoner/)

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