Country Quote by Neko Case

I think a lot of people found themselves through country music.

— Lainey Wilson

Country music has been empowering to women. Women invented it - it was women singing to their children that built country music. The people…

— Ketch Secor

There's so much about Dolly Parton that every female artist should look to, whether it's reading her quotes or reading her interviews or going…

— Taylor Swift

I'm building my fan base around the fact that here's someone who does things a little differently, who brings other musical influences into country…

— Lari White

I just love Dolly so much, and Loretta. They both are songwriters that knew what they wanted to say; they were bucking a system.

— Maren Morris

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

My mother has always been open about all kinds of music and entertainment. She wanted us to see that it was not just country…

— Carlene Carter

I've always liked women singers and appreciate a good story being told. That's what country music used to do on the radio.

— Rhiannon Giddens

Ever since the Dixie Chicks, the female perspective on country radio has been love songs. I love love songs, but we do have more…

— Maren Morris

Each kind of generation of bands forgets how they got here. Waylon Jennings came out and they're like, 'That's not Patsy Cline.' And everyone…

— Kristian Bush

I don't care what's happening in the mainstream of country music. I haven't in a long time.

— Steve Earle

I grew up listening to Dolly Parton and just loving her music.

— Diana DeGarmo