Ashley McBryde

Nothing lights a fire under you like somebody saying, 'You're not going to be able to do it.'

— Ashley McBryde

My hair turned gray when I was 24.

— Ashley McBryde

There's not a lot to do in a small town, but i grew up on a cattle farm... some people would say…

— Ashley McBryde

I have a soul the devil wouldn't buy.

— Ashley McBryde

Being called a new artist doesn't bother me at all.

— Ashley McBryde

In college, I was able to be the vocalist for the jazz band at Arkansas State.

— Ashley McBryde

Singing 'Family Tradition' with Hank Jr. was a pee-your-pants moment. Hank comes over while I'm singing and puts his arm around me,…

— Ashley McBryde

I am the youngest of six. There's the smart one and the pretty one, and I am the loud one.

— Ashley McBryde

The day Guy Clark passed away was the day we wrote 'Girl Goin' Nowhere.' It was the first day I had met…

— Ashley McBryde

In bluegrass, there's a lot of joke-telling and a lot of banter between bandmates. It's like improv or watching the 'Carol Burnett…

— Ashley McBryde

It's not a problem if 20,000 people heard my music for free, but it's a huge problem if 20,000 people never heard my music.

— Ashley McBryde

You never know when the love of your life might just walk in.

— Ashley McBryde

Your love is your love. It doesn't matter whether you're 18 or 68; there can still be someone that makes you feel that way.

— Ashley McBryde

If you've ever been in a bar with a bunch of old sailors and see a guy that has an eagle tattooed…

— Ashley McBryde

Country music is - can be - a loving industry.

— Ashley McBryde

That's what you do with the worst day ever: you flip it on its back.

— Ashley McBryde

I've been in T- shirts and jeans since I was a kid. I don't have to show you a bunch of my…

— Ashley McBryde

Every 'no' I ever received was an inch closer to a 'yes.'

— Ashley McBryde

When I was growing up, radio DJs were celebrities, not just the people singing the songs.

— Ashley McBryde

I have a big love for jazz music. The only thing I hated about singing with a jazz band was having to…

— Ashley McBryde

I'm kind of a squirrely individual.

— Ashley McBryde

I started playing mandolin when I was three or four years old because I was too small to be playing guitar. As…

— Ashley McBryde

When you see a chick that's not the skinniest girl in the room, covered in tattoos, you go, 'That girl wants to…

— Ashley McBryde

I love to think on my feet, and I love to be able to feel from a close proximity how things are…

— Ashley McBryde

You don't change country music; it changes you.

— Ashley McBryde