Band Quote by John Gourley

Portugal. The Man, to me, doesn't have any real ties. We try to change things up with every album, really progress, and let things…

— John Gourley

I have a connection with Portugal, I like the country.

— Deco

A lot of times, people ask us about being a country band, and we say, 'Well, we're not really a country band.' And we're…

— Coy Bowles

Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That's the soul of a country.

— Quincy Jones

"Country" has become a marketing term. I see myself as a songwriter.

— Rosanne Cash

Country music has changed tremendously, so what now is considered country was not considered country at that time. We were doing stuff that probably…

— Charlie Daniels

Well, we play Country music; we're just not sure what country it is.

— Jerry Jeff Walker

We're not an American band, or a European band. We're a Brazilian band.

— Max Cavalera

I was country when country wasn't cool.

— Barbara Mandrell

If you had your own country, what would you name it?

— Aisha Zannah

I used to be fast and loose with the term 'country' because I didn't know what else to call my music. I still don't.

— Caitlin Rose

We were derided as a boy band, with pop music and not really country.

— Jay DeMarcus