Community Quote by Jamie Lynn Spears

I did enjoy Nashville a lot of the time, because I made really good friends who were really good songwriters, and they would be…

— Benmont Tench

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

I was in Nashville and I was having just the most amazing time there, discovering who I was as an artist because that is…

— Lisa Origliasso

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

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

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 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 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 moved to Nashville to be a songwriter. I found out that was a job, that someone would pay you to sit in a…

— Chris Stapleton

It wasn't until I moved to Nashville that I realized what an amazing community it is. It's the thing I've been missing my whole…

— Sheryl Crow

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