Country Quote by Lionel Richie

Country music has the great stories.

— Etta James

I not only listen to country music - I have a like for R&B music.

— Danielle Bradbery

I was really only around country music on the radio, and I think because I grew up so close to Atlanta, and R&B was…

— Sam Hunt

I have a lot of friends who are involved in everything from Americana to blues to R&B to pop to country.

— John Oates

Country music tells stories, and I've always loved to tell stories.

— R. Kelly

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

— Desmond Child

The bedrock thing of country music is, it's about storytelling. I feel like I was able to find a niche because I connected to…

— Mary Chapin Carpenter

I just always loved the storytelling aspect. Even with the production that's happening right now in music, I still think the core of country…

— Cassadee Pope

Country music tell stories. That's something that I can relate to.

— Cassadee Pope

I was feeling really restless in my hard-rock band. I wanted to learn more about storytelling in music, and that's what country music is.

— Lindsey Haun

Country music is who I really, really am deeply.

— Jessica Mauboy

What I always liked about country music was the stories, the ability to talk about very real things like divorce and drinking and death…

— Margo Price