I wasn't encouraged to write just stand there and sing and I never thought I was a writer. I always figured if I couldn't write something as good as "He Stopped Loving Her Today," then what's the point? — Shelby Lynne Copy Share Image
What is happy? I think happy's in the moment. I don't think everybody can be happy all the time. — Shelby Lynne Copy Share Image
I love being a gypsy and getting on the bus with the band making sounds for the people who love and enjoy a night… — Shelby Lynne Copy Share Image
It's taken me years to embrace the softer elements of who I am and let that shine some. — Shelby Lynne Copy Share Image
It was hard to work and work and work and not get your music played on the radio. — Shelby Lynne Copy Share Image
Imagery is the most important to me when singing stories. I try to paint pictures with the words and decorate with little to no… — Shelby Lynne Copy Share Image
It is so killer to collaborate with someone who gets what you're trying to say. — Shelby Lynne Copy Share Image
I have my songs ready in my head, gather the guys, play it and then let them go with it. [The music] finds its… — Shelby Lynne Copy Share Image
Ben [Peeler] and I have known each other for a decade. He trusts my crazy ideas and spontaneous combustion and he gets the players… — Shelby Lynne Copy Share Image
I still believe in the old-school show thing no frills, no fancy equipment just a guitar and some amps and some drums, and throw… — Shelby Lynne Copy Share Image
Be exceptional. Make tremendous efforts to be extraordinary. What a privilege to be here on the planet to contribute your unique donation to humankind.… — Shelby Lynne Copy Share Image
![“I have my songs ready in my head, gather the guys, play it and then let them go with it. [The music] finds its way, we do what the music says to do…the song is the producer.” quote by Shelby Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5d5/shelby-lynne-10389_guy_i-have-my-songs-ready-in-my-head-gather_887268.jpg)
![“Ben [Peeler] and I have known each other for a decade. He trusts my crazy ideas and spontaneous combustion and he gets the players I want and knows the kind of personality players I like. He has taste that I trust and that to me is more important than any technical things.” quote by Shelby Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c20/shelby-lynne-10389_combustion_ben-peeler-and-i-have-known-each-other-f_954763.jpg)
