Art Quote by B. J. Thomas

There are people out there who are into traditional country music and for those people you have artists like Brad Paisley and Josh Turner…

— Jason Aldean

I have such a deep love for traditional country music.

— Connie Smith

I grew up listening to country music. I got into traditional stuff later, but I listened to the commercial stuff of the '90s, especially…

— Rhiannon Giddens

I'm a traditional country singer and we're always trying to make that a fresh and modern sound. That's always going to be the challenge…

— Joe Nichols

I think my brand of country music is that's been influenced by not just the rough-stock rodeo side or Ted Nugent's "let's get crazy…

— Cody Johnson

Everybody knows in the business how I feel about country music. I'm an old traditionalist. Then they just call me an old man and…

— George Jones

I have always been infatuated with country music.

— R. Kelly

I don't think I'm a country artist, really. I'm a country person, but I don't think I'm necessarily a country singer or musician.

— Jason Isbell

I'm not just a country artist. I've got so any sides to me and the music I write.

— Hank Williams III

I love to listen to traditional country music. That's where I get a lot of inspiration.

— Margo Price

I grew up listening to a lot of classic country, and I think that shows in my songwriting.

— Maren Morris

Well, you know, people don't know me as a country artist and I am new to the genre. But that's how I grew up…

— Kristin Chenoweth