Board Quote by Lucy Hale

There wasn't really a song or artist that made me want to be a singer, I think I was always a fan of country…

— Sam Hunt

If I wanted to be a pop singer, I would have done that 20 years ago. I love country music.

— Chely Wright

Before I really knew country music, I listened to pop, and I still do.

— Kelsea Ballerini

This is just strictly me wanting to make a record that is the real deal. It is all the stuff that I have learned…

— Vince Gill

I've always wanted to sing country music. I've grown up with country music. I love how real everybody is, not just the artists, but…

— Julianne Hough

I did country way back when I was, like, 13-14 years old, and then I kind of fell into the pop genre.

— Brooke Hogan

I've always wanted to sing country music.

— Julianne Hough

I came to town thinking that everybody had the same idea of what country music was that I did.

— Lee Ann Womack

I always loved country music. But I didn't even know I could sing. I just knew I loved the music.

— Cole Swindell

You gotta be country music - you can't just sing it.

— Scotty McCreery

Well, you know, people don't know me as a country artist and I am new to the genre. But that's how I grew up…

— Kristin Chenoweth

I grew up only singing country. I did listen to like Debbie Gibson and other pop music, but I would only sing country music.

— Tonya Mitchell