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Chely Wright

(1970) Singer-songwriter

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Chely Wright is a singer-songwriter.

Quick Facts About Chely Wright

Born: October 25, 1970
Profession: Singer-songwriter

About Chely Wright

[Wikidata] American singer... | [Wikipedia] Chely Wright is an American country music artist, activist, author, and corporate executive. She initially rose to fame as a commercial country recording artist with several charting singles, including the number one hit, "Single White Female." She later became known for her role in LGBTQ activism a

Quotes by Chely Wright

I think I'm no different from any artist in music. At least once, you want to see your name up on the…

Art

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If I wanted to be a pop singer, I would have done that 20 years ago. I love country music.

Country

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I hear the word 'tolerance'-tha t some people are trying to teach people to be tolerant of gays. I'm not satisfied with…

Annoying

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I've learned a lot about my voice, and about things I can do with it. Maybe that's why my sound has become…

I can

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I would like to say when I turn the project over to the label that I have been successful. And that's truly…

Albums

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I've saved every dime I've made in my life.

Life

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I grew up in a very modest house. We were poor-we lived on the poverty level. We all got jobs as young…

Grew

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The hurt you've tried to hide can't help but show. I could cling to the past, but I'm afraid it wouldn't last.…

Letting go

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I could kiss you in the rain forever Turn all your pain to pleasure Fill up all your days with sunlight Make…

Climbs

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Being born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in the very rural parts of Kansas led me to believe that everything was…

Believe

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I'm a Scorpio, and who knows if there is any validity to it, but I'm very emotional. I have high highs and…

Emotional

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I came along at a time when the industry was eating its young.

Eating

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If I have a hit, then I hope the people who like the hit song go out and buy my album so…

Albums

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I am a gay, Christian, farm girl from Kansas who sang Country Music and I did the very best I could do…

Christian

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I guess we guess our way through life. How many times do we really know for sure?

Life

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It's a great feeling to be recognized by your peers. It's an even better feeling to be welcomed and accepted by country…

Accepted

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I'm very much a traditionalist, but I think it's important to know about tradition so that you can evolve the music you…

Evolve

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I'm not a Democrat, I'm not a Republican-I'm an American, I'm a human.

Democrat

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I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.

Bass

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I felt like a sinful person when I dated men and allowed them to feel for me in a way I knew…

Feels

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In the first decade of my life, I came to know and love God, as I was raised in a Christian home…

And love

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Human beings are not designed to be alone. None of God's creatures are.

Alone

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All I ever wanted to do was write songs and get on a bus and go play them for people.

Bus

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I'd like my writing to be recognized with a Grammy.

Grammy

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As a young girl, there were the obvious messages about what girls could and couldn't achieve. And to compound the limitations I…

Achieve

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