Art Quote by Brett Young

I had no idea when I moved to Nashville people just were songwriters. I had no idea. So I guess I was selling myself…

— Ashley Monroe

In college, I thought I wanted to be solely an artist, and then when I got here, to college, I was like, "Okay, well…

— PJ Harvey

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 wanted to become a better songwriter, so it seemed like a no-brainer to move to Nashville, where some of the best writers in…

— Maren Morris

The songwriting community in Nashville really is all about your talent. It's not about your image, and you have to be humble. You have…

— Maren Morris

When I came to Nashville, I was sort of experimenting with a new identity, experimenting with the country world and country writers. I realized…

— Chris Carmack

It used to be that Nashville would work to develop promising artists.

— Crystal Gayle

Man, I live in Nashville. I know how good other songwriters and singers are around here. There's a wealth of talent in this town,…

— Jamey Johnson

I didn't really know you could make a living in songwriting. I was just very fortunate to have the opportunity to play a few…

— Sam Hunt

I moved to Nashville at 17 to make music, and since then I've put everything I have into doing it right.

— Blake Shelton

I didn't come to Nashville to put on a cowboy hat and pretend to be a country singer. My attraction to Nashville as Music…

— John Oates

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