Art Quote by Sam Shepard

I think country music is about honesty. Any art has to have honesty to start with, as the core of it. I mean, they're…

— Tim McGraw

Country music as a genre, as an art form, is just as valid out there in the pantheon of the arts as classical, jazz,…

— Marty Stuart

Country music has become the music that best represents the reality of American life.

— Brad Paisley

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

Country music belongs to America.

— Bill Monroe

A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords…

— Willie Nelson

The history of country music is as important as any other art form.

— Marty Stuart

Country Music: The Spirit of America.

— Alan Jackson

What is nice about country music today is that most artists are not trying to do something everybody else is doing. They really are…

— Bryan White

A lot of people want to keep country music in the minority of people. But it belongs to the world. It's art.

— Ray Price

I'm so interested in the feminism of women in American music. These ladies, going out on the road, way before the opportunities and advantages…

— Rhiannon Giddens

The storytelling in country music is so powerful.

— Jessica Mauboy