Doing Quote by Blake Shelton

All I knew when I moved to Nashville was that I wanted to make music in whatever shape and form I could.

— Hunter Hayes

I started playing guitar, like, when I was 17 or so, but where I'm from, you just don't hear about people moving to Nashville…

— Kip Moore

I finished high school, moved to Nashville for college, and set out to break into the music business. Every night when I called home…

— Trisha Yearwood

When I was 15, my mom and I packed everything up and moved to Nashville so I could pursue my dream in music.

— Kelsea Ballerini

I moved to Nashville with the same kind of mindset that I had in L.A., and that is to make sure you don't get…

— Brett Young

I was a business major, but the more I played music and the more I got into songwriting, I realized this is what I…

— Cole Swindell

I was pretty gung-ho about music and pursuing that and figuring that whole thing out, so I was wide-eyed and ready to go when…

— Sam Hunt

I lived in Nashville for about five years. It was almost like me going to college for my craft. I immersed myself in the…

— Jamie Lynn Spears

When I left college, it broke my mom's heart, but I knew I had to be in Nashville. I knew that was the place…

— Cole Swindell

Since I was a kid I just wanted to be in Nashville.

— Keith Urban

My parents were encouraging me to write music at 9 years old, or they were encouraging me to pick and play my guitar and…

— Lainey Wilson

The first year I moved to Nashville, I started playing these songwriter nights with people like Nickel Creek, Duncan Sheik, and even Ryan Adams...…

— Mat Kearney