Art Quote by Christopher Cross

Nashville has a great creative atmosphere. It's a small, close-knit music community that you can't find anywhere else.

— Kim Carnes

In Nashville, everybody just wants to write the best songs. So it's a very inviting songwriting community.

— Brett Young

There's so much music in Austin, and it's all so different.

— Gary Clark, Jr

Love the coffee and environment at Fido's in Nashville

— Dr Drew

One of the great reasons to be in Nashville is, you get guys like Shane McAnally to write songs with.

— Darius Rucker

Several years ago, I was asked by a songwriter's association to go to Nashville - I think it involved some kind of award -…

— Justin Hayward

... Nashville is such a fantastic city, with this great creative music energy. Then there's that Southern hospitality, you can't beat that.

— Sam Palladio

There are rooms for traditional and contemporary and hip hop Gospel music.

— T. D. Jakes

I came late to Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention. I don't know why, but that's the beauty of music - songs and voices are…

— Lee Ranaldo

The thing about Nashville that's amazing is everyone plays... so you don't meet up for a drink, you meet up for a pick. It's…

— Winston Marshall

It's basically a city of songwriters and that's what gives it it's strength, that's what gives it its lasting ability. You've got people making…

— Emmylou Harris

There is such a cool vibe in Nashville. It is has the excitement of a big city, but also has this amazing small town…

— Hayden Panettiere