Country Quote by Clifton Collins, Jr

I love researching, whether it's old Western documentaries or old Western country singers or John Ford Westerns, which are heavily influenced by family values,…

— Clifton Collins, Jr

I felt a kinship with country music, because country has lyrics that tell stories

— Desmond Child

I liked Western country, like cowboy songs, when I was a little kid. Then I developed a taste for Hank Williams and those sort…

— John Waite

If I'm writing songs for a country-Western picture, I have to know about country music.

— Henry Mancini

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

— Maren Morris

A good country song taps into strong undercurrents of family, faith, and patriotism.

— George H. W. Bush

I'm not crazy about country-western music. But the lyrics are good.

— Alice Cooper

My dad's songs were really written to make certain people feel as though they had some kind of value. Because they were told from…

— Arlo Guthrie

I think that, in my research anyway, country music seems to be grounded in people staying true to their roots, being homegrown and being…

— Alex Roe

My stepfather was a country music fan, and I grew up on a horse farm, so the older country, that's what he listened to.

— Mickie James

I tend to score with songs from Western pop music.

— Danny Boyle

I've liked country music for as long as I can remember, especially the songs of Dolly Parton. Her lyrics are similar to mine: simple,…

— Vera Lynn