Art Quote by Loretta Lynn

I grew up in Mountain Pine, Arkansas. You get no more country than where I grew up. But I also grew up in the…

— Bobby Bones

When youre talking about the genre country music, it used to be called Country & Western music. It plays a pretty big role in…

— Colter Wall

I am from the country, and I grew up mostly influenced by country music.

— Sam Hunt

I think I had the same notion most people have, which is it’s simply a town that percolates around country music. Though country-music history…

— Joy Williams

There's been a shift: Country music is popular music now. Every other genre wants to come over to our land.

— Miranda Lambert

Country music belongs to America.

— Bill Monroe

Country music, like rock or blues, can move over into a lot of different areas.

— Dusty Hill

I feel like fans who like old Southern rock and country, and more lyric-driven songs in general, have come to country radio. I think…

— Charles Kelley

I love country music so much. I love all kinds of music. But when it comes down to it, I'm from East Tennessee, and…

— Ashley Monroe

I think the No. 1 biggest misconception about country music is that you have to have been born in a certain place in order…

— CMAT

I will say, as southern women, there is a southern way of life that inspires a lot of music. I can see why that's…

— Maddie Marlow

As far as politically how country music goes, it's true that it's regarded from a distance as a genre of music that at different…

— Mary Chapin Carpenter