Quotes about country Music

I love Country Music but what happened to it? Votes: 3

I am deeply stoned on the intoxicating effects of [Country Music.] Votes: 3

Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards. Votes: 3

Country Music is great music because it really comes from real life experiences. It is such a great haven for reality. Votes: 3

I'm trying to make records where people don't feel cheated. Nashville has been guilty of insulting the Country Music audience for years and years. Votes: 3

I really like Alan Jackson, in Country Music. I think he's really very, very talented along with George Jones, and Merle Haggard, the same old favorites. Votes: 3

[My parents] worked hard all week long, and the way they celebrated and rejoiced in life was by making music on weekends. And that music was Country Music. Votes: 3

I am a gay, Christian, farm girl from Kansas who sang Country Music and I did the very best I could do -- to know God and to share God. Votes: 3

I grew up with all kinds ofmusic, but my heart was particularly drawn to Country Music because of the guitar playing, the lyrics and of artists like Steve Warner and Vince Gill. Votes: 3

The Country Music Awards were held Wednesday night at Universal City. The best country songs are always about drinking and guns and love gone wrong. Next year they're giving Robert Blake the Lifetime Achievement Award. Votes: 3

I love playing the CMA Music Festival each year because it's one of the very best audiences you could hope for. It's one of the places you can perform where you know everyone there is a big Country Music fan. Votes: 3

I remember people would talk about Country Music like it was this sexist, lame thing. Well, no, because Dolly Parton is writing songs and playing her guitar and producing. She's doing it all and she's got hits on the radio. Votes: 3

People get strange about whether you've written your own songs, which seems really stupid considering that, especially in Country Music, it's about oral tradition and passing things on and the songs weren't meant to be played by one person and then forgotten. Votes: 3

George Jones will always be one of the most amazing singers who ever lived. He was a true Country Music legend who made music very personal to the listener – I think more than anyone else. He will be dearly missed, but always remembered. Votes: 3

[Country Music] is the final destination for many punk rockers [...] Rockabilly is the mid-point and then [they] end up at Country [...] There's purity to that music and I think that appeals to a lot of punk rock people - the precision, the purity, and the directness of Country Music. Votes: 3

Kitty Wells was the first and only Queen of Country Music, no matter what they call the rest of us. She was a great inspiration to me as well as every other female singer in the country music business. In addition to being a wonderful asset to country music, she was a wonderful woman. Votes: 3

Kitty Wells was the first and only Queen of Country Music, no matter what they call the rest of us. She was a great inspiration to me as well as every other female singer in the country music business. In addition to being a wonderful asset to country music, she was a wonderful woman. We will always remember her fondly. Votes: 3

I worked for [Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee] Tommy Hunter. It was a wonderful training program at the CBC, because they made sure they never paid you very much, so you had to do a lot of things, and that way you made some money. [A phone rings.] That's my agent right now telling me I've got a 13 cent residual from Tommy Hunter in 1969. Votes: 3

You gotta 'be' country music - you can't just sing it. Votes: 2

I was introduced to country music around a campfire on a farm. Votes: 2

True country music is honesty, sincerity, and real life to the hilt. Votes: 2

There's a great enthusiasm for good country music all over the world. Votes: 2

You know, traditional country music is something that's going to be around forever. Votes: 2

Country music has become the music that best represents the reality of American life. Votes: 2

The one thing I wanted to do more than anything else was sing country music. Votes: 2

Country music is important to me, and I love it, but it's not my whole life. Votes: 2

That's one wonderful thing about country music - it shifts, ebbs, and flows stylistically, unlike pop music. Votes: 2

I want to reach the point where people hear my name and immediately think of real country music. Votes: 2

If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words. Votes: 2

Country music is the people's music. It just speaks about real life and about truth and it tells things how they really are. Votes: 2

My definition of country music is really pretty simple. It's when someone sings about their life and what they know, from an authentic place. Votes: 2

What I loved about country music when I was a kid was the Grand Ole Opry, was 'Hee Haw,' was 360 degrees of entertainment. Votes: 2

I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'. Votes: 2

I write some country music. There's a song called 'I Hope You Dance.' Incredible. I was going to write that poem; somebody beat me to it. Votes: 2

Of all the parts that make up my somewhat quirky life, there are few things that raise a stranger's eyebrows faster than discovering I love country music. Votes: 2

Country music is still your grandpa's music, but it's also your daughter's music. It's getting bigger and better all the time and I'm glad to be a part of it. Votes: 2

Of emotions, of love, of breakup, of love and hate and death and dying, mama, apple pie, and the whole thing. It covers a lot of territory, country music does. Votes: 2

Social topics may hit too close to home for people, but then again, if you pull a heartstring, then that's what country music is. It's not just songs about getting drunk and leaving your girl. Votes: 2

All I can hope to do is instill great morality in my son and trust him along the way. The music he listens to or how he chooses to wear his hair doesn't define his moral compass, and if he wants to listen to country music and wear a cowboy hat too, that's fine. Votes: 2

I'm really annoyed by the wave of country music that's just a list of stuff. It almost sounds like L.A. people writing country music, because it's just a list of stuff: 'My pickup truck and my cowboy boots and my Levi's jeans and my girlfriend with the short shorts.' It's so boring! Votes: 2

It never mattered to me that people in school didn't think that country music was cool, and they made fun of me for it - though it did matter to me that I was not wearing the clothes that everybody was wearing at that moment. But at some point, I was just like, 'I like wearing sundresses and cowboy boots.' Votes: 2

I think I first realized I wanted to be in country music and be an artist when I was 10. And I started dragging my parents to festivals, and fairs, and karaoke contests, and I did that for about a year before I came to Nashville for the first time. I was 11 and I had this demo CD of me singing Dixie Chicks and Leanne Rimes songs. Votes: 2

Country music in the mid-'90s was a big influence on my career, and I played all the songs that are referenced in '94' back in my club days. Joe Diffie was rocking a sick mullet, and he was hotter than ever... just putting out monster hit after monster hit. It totally takes me back to those days, and it makes me smile every time I hear it. Votes: 2

I went to my dad when I was 17 and said, 'I want to be a country music star.' Which every dad loves to hear. And he said, 'I want you to go to college.' So we had a discussion. And I'm pretty stubborn. I'm a lot like him. And he said, 'If you go to college and graduate, I'll pay your first six months of rent in Nashville.' So he bribed me. Votes: 2

I love country music. Votes: 0

I love country music. Votes: 0

Country music belongs to America. Votes: 0

Country's hip; it's cool music. Votes: 0

I do love country music. Votes: 0

I got country music in me. Votes: 0

Country music has the great stories. Votes: 0

A lot of country music is sad. Votes: 0

Country music will never be the same. Votes: 0

I've always stood up for country music. Votes: 0

I've always wanted to sing country music. Votes: 0

The poetry of country music will survive. Votes: 0

Country music is three chords and the truth. Votes: 0

I never listened to country music growing up. Votes: 0

I guess country music works better in supermarkets. Votes: 0

I'm sorry, I don't listen to country music. Votes: 0

I've never turned my back on country music. Votes: 0

I've always had a love of country music. Votes: 0

Country music is completely punk-rock. It's the original punk-rock. Votes: 0

I like music. Country, hip-hop, R&B, sometimes classical. Votes: 0

Country music has always sort of been country music. Votes: 0

You seldom hear any young artists in country music. Votes: 0

I think maybe we underestimate the country music audience. Votes: 0

I love being a part of the country-music community. Votes: 0

I've spent a lifetime in love with country music. Votes: 0

I grew up in the country surrounded by music. Votes: 0

I love country music, always have and always will. Votes: 0

I expect to make a career out of country music. Votes: 0

When I think about country music, I think about America. Votes: 0

Country music historically has been sort of middle-aged people's music. Votes: 0

I think there's enough room in country music for everybody. Votes: 0

Plus I love Tanya Tucker and I love country music. Votes: 0

That's country music for you - bourbon and the Bible. Votes: 0

I'm really proud to be a woman representing Country music Votes: 0

I have such a deep love for traditional country music. Votes: 0

Holland is to dance music what Nashville is to country. Votes: 0

My love, growing up on the Prairies, was country music. Votes: 0

When you're playing country music, you have to tell the truth. Votes: 0

My earliest memories of country music are the Grand Ole Opry. Votes: 0

Country music is about new love and it's about old love. Votes: 0

The only country that hasn't liked my music is my own. Votes: 0

My fame came from my success as a country music singer, Votes: 0

Country music runs through my veins. I love it very much. Votes: 0

You gotta be country music - you can't just sing it. Votes: 0

I'm not crazy about country-western music. But the lyrics are good. Votes: 0

My fame came from my success as a country music singer. Votes: 0

I see the value in every kind of music, even country. Votes: 0

Country music has always been the best shrink that 15 bucks can buy. Votes: 0

I fell asleep watching the country music channel and woke up racist. Votes: 0

There's only two kinds of music I don't like....Country and Western. Votes: 0

I think it's a natural fit, major league baseball and country music. Votes: 0

There's only two kinds of music I don't like... Country and Western. Votes: 0

I always like to get local music when I'm in another country. Votes: 0

As a major country music fan, the CMA awards are my favorite! Votes: 0

I love country music. I don't ever feel restricted by the genre. Votes: 0

I have a confession to make - I truly love country music. Votes: 0

I love Johnny Cash but I don't love country music that much. Votes: 0

What is music. A passion for colonies not a love of country. Votes: 0

Country music and just music in general really lost a great friend today, Votes: 0

New York City is a notoriously hard market to perform country music in. Votes: 0

Music is in every country and every culture around the world. It's universal. Votes: 0

The truth of country music, the real stuff, will prevail ..... generation after generation. Votes: 0

I'm a member of a country club, country music is what I love. Votes: 0

I've always wanted to be accepted by country music fans - without lying. Votes: 0

I would never do anything that makes the perception of country music worse. Votes: 0

It means so much being a part of country music and the Opry. Votes: 0

I felt a kinship with country music, because country has lyrics that tell stories Votes: 0

When I need a little advice about Saddam Hussein, I turn to country music. Votes: 0

Right now it seems like the girls are drawing more attention to country music. Votes: 0

It was unlikely that anyone had ever heard a black person sing country music. Votes: 0

I was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music. Votes: 0

I really love country music, just this idea of three chords and the truth. Votes: 0

This is not a happy time for this kind of music in this country. Votes: 0

I don't want to put my fate in country music fans; I'm too stubborn. Votes: 0

I embrace country music because of love, a love of what I came from. Votes: 0

This is real, this is your life in a song...this is country music. Votes: 0

I should get a weekend show where all I do is play country music. Votes: 0

My favorite type of music to sing is a crossover between country and pop. Votes: 0

I'm a country girl; I like country music. That's what my car radio is on. Votes: 0

I discovered in college that country music could be fun adding some swing to it. Votes: 0

In England, rock music very rarely infiltrates the charts, but country music even less so. Votes: 0

Latin music has many international influences - pop, rock, country, Brazilian sounds, and alternative styles. Votes: 0

I don't like modern country music. It's not what I'm into, is all. I'm old-school. Votes: 0

Television made a lot of difference in country music. It's progress. I believe in progress. Votes: 0

I love everything from country to alternative to Blink-182 and 90s music to Dave Matthews. Votes: 0

Country music is me, it's what I've grown up with, and it's what I do. Votes: 0

Country music fans are extremely supportive. Once they're with you, they're with you for life. Votes: 0

I find most modern country virtually unlistenable. I can't relate to the music or the lyrics. Votes: 0

I don't think Metallica sits around all day wondering why country music fans don't embrace them. Votes: 0

Today the most outlaw thing you can possibly do in Nashville, Tennessee, is play country music. Votes: 0

I respect country music because I feel like it's more about the talent and the songwriting. Votes: 0

I love everything from country to alternative to Blink-182 and '90s music to Dave Matthews. Votes: 0

The industry is always changing, but country music is like a force that always comes back. Votes: 0

I was sometimes jeered by black soldiers who wanted me to sing something besides country music. Votes: 0

Jesus never heard of Beethoven and Bach. Why aren't we playing more country music in church ? Votes: 0

I love most melodic music - classical, reggae, big band, jazz, blues, country, pop, swing, folk. Votes: 0

I not only listen to country music - I have a like for R&B music. Votes: 0

A good country song takes a page out of somebody's life and puts it to music. Votes: 0

I pretty much like all music except for country. I'm not a big fan of country. Votes: 0

A good country song takes a page out of someone's life, and puts it into music. Votes: 0

I love rock music, I love country music - I love all music, lets be honest! Votes: 0

Jimmy Dickens was the essence of country music and the heart of the Grand Ole Opry. Votes: 0

I was one of the very first people to ever do a video in country music. Votes: 0

I love rock music, I love country music - I love all music, let's be honest! Votes: 0

I really like all music, but mostly Country, older R&B, and the good classic rock. Votes: 0

Country music is one of those places where we support each other and prop each other up. Votes: 0

Country music is full of affairs and cheating; that's where all those Hank Williams songs come from. Votes: 0

Country music is so related to gospel. It seems I could go down that road pretty easily. Votes: 0

I don't care what's happening in the mainstream of country music. I haven't in a long time. Votes: 0

I think Patsy Cline made country music classy. She just opens her mouth, and it's just heavenly. Votes: 0

Elvis changed the country music scene quite a bit; he almost put country music out of business. Votes: 0

I probably have the crappiest tattoo - not only in country music - but maybe the world. Votes: 0

A country that has been through as much as Vietnam has to have some crazy music somewhere. Votes: 0

I think the attraction to country music is the fans, the lure of the hardcore fan base. Votes: 0

I love country music, blues, and punk, and one day I might make those kinds of records. Votes: 0

I probably have the crappiest tattoo -- not only in country music -- but maybe the world, Votes: 0

I didn't grow up listening to country music. I pretty much grew up rebelling against country music. Votes: 0

Country music has always been about as close to R&B as you can possibly get. We're storytellers. Votes: 0

It's probably listening to country music that got me to start playing a lot cleaner, not as distorted. Votes: 0

It isn't reasonable to expect that everyone in the world is a country music fan. Not yet, anyway. Votes: 0

If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words Votes: 0

'Nashville' songs and country music have always been about storytelling and about the heart and confessionals. They're monologues. Votes: 0

There were no guarantees that country music, whose roots were in the South, were ready for Charley Pride. Votes: 0

Nashville' songs and country music have always been about storytelling and about the heart and confessionals. They're monologues. Votes: 0

Country music originates with the colloquial, rural aspects of white America. It's really, truly, rural white America's blues. Votes: 0

You know, traditional country music is something that's going to be around forever... I'm not worried about it. Votes: 0

I grew up listening to 1980s country music, mostly. Early '90s. That time period was my favorite. Votes: 0

A country is made not by policy alone, but by its music, its entertainment shows, all of it. Votes: 0

I love Broadway. And, I listen to country music, which I think a lot of people find surprising. Votes: 0

I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad. Votes: 0

I've seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I'm proud I was there when it happened. Votes: 0

Im truly the best singer in the country. My kind of pop music is the best in Spain. Votes: 0

When your dad is a country music fan and you take long car trips, you become one too. Votes: 0

Just because I'm country music don't mean I don't have a little bit a' soul down in there somewhere. Votes: 0

I'll never quit playing country music, or at least acknowledging it, always, as the cornerstone of what I am. Votes: 0

Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That's the soul of a country. Votes: 0

The word matters in country music, and it always has. And everybody had lived those words in country songs. Votes: 0

Country is based on folk music, which has been around for centuries—” “So has the plague. Votes: 0

By no means do I want to try to leave country music. That's absolutely where I want to stay. Votes: 0

If I wanted to be a pop singer, I would have done that 20 years ago. I love country music. Votes: 0

I think country music is obviously a great form of music. I think it's cool and has mass appeal. Votes: 0

Miranda raised her eyebrows. Apparently she hadn't figured me for a country music fan. I liked her for that. Votes: 0

Cuba is such a beautiful country, and everywhere you go, there's music and people dancing - especially in Havana. Votes: 0

If I wasn't singing country music for a living, I was actually going to school to be a doctor. Votes: 0

I've grown up with country music. I love how real everybody is, not just the artists, but the fans. Votes: 0

I've always been a fan of country music. It's America's music - I love the songs, love the lyrics. Votes: 0

For me there are two types of country: There's the shoot-yourself-in-the-head country, and then there's really good country music. Votes: 0

I came to town thinking that everybody had the same idea of what country music was that I did. Votes: 0

I think the only music I didn't listen to was country and western, and that holds to this day. Votes: 0

I always give a lot of credit to Ronnie Dunn for making me fall in love with country music. Votes: 0

The artists in country music who stopped having hits are the ones who were led into something that wasn't them. Votes: 0

Shania Twain brought a whole other fan base to country music with her sound, the way the videos were produced." Votes: 0

... there are a lot of shredders in country music - Redd Volkaert, Brent Mason, Dan Huff .. and guys like that Votes: 0

Shania Twain brought a whole other fan base to country music with her sound, the way the videos were produced. Votes: 0

The native music of North America, the original-roots music of this country, is also the underworld music of this country. Votes: 0

Anyone who knows or cares anything about real country music will agree that George Jones is the voice of it. Votes: 0

I hope that country music embraces me because I grew up on it and have a love for the music. Votes: 0

Country music is not a formula it's a music with its own soul and I'm all about saving that soul! Votes: 0

When I decided to go to a country that subsidized music, I went to the Soviet Union for two years. Votes: 0

I love sad songs. They say so much. I love country music but even the happy songs sound really sad. Votes: 0

My favorite type of music to sing is country, and my favorite type of music to listen to is country. Votes: 0

Country music isn't a guitar, it isn't a banjo, it isn't a melody, it isn't a lyric. It's a feeling. Votes: 0

Not everyone agrees on music. Some people like rap, some like country - it's all an opinion. F the critics. Votes: 0

The most wretched people in the world are those who tell you they like every kind of music 'except country. Votes: 0

There's been a shift: Country music is popular music now. Every other genre wants to come over to our land. Votes: 0

I had to make a drastic change at Sun Records and I didn't really appreciate country music until I went there. Votes: 0

People do look at it as an insult that I say I don't listen to country music, which cracks me up. Votes: 0

I've been writing a lot of country music again. I've written some bluegrass material. I'm having a good time doing that. Votes: 0

When I hear bluegrass today, I hear so many new sounds in it. It's almost like country music in a way. Votes: 0

I think country music is really one of the biggest genres of music out there and one the most successful genres. Votes: 0

India is a musical country, so it would appear obvious to use our collective passion for music to promote a book. Votes: 0

To me, country music tells a story about, and deals with, the way people live their lives and what they do. Votes: 0

The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by consultants and programmers and record company moguls. Votes: 0

I realize over the years my music has started becoming more like country and it's not necessarily something I'm trying to do. Votes: 0

When I'd tell people I like country music they'd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country. Votes: 0

So from Jazz, Blues, R&B, Soul, Classical and Country music, Hip Hop has introduced us to a little bit of everything. Votes: 0

I think of rock 'n' roll as a combination of country blues and swing band music, not Chicago blues, and modern pop. Votes: 0

Not everybody in the country-music community is like me - I just happen to be one of the guys that is stereotypical. Votes: 0

There are so many music genres competing against each other, but I feel like country music has always been a unified front. Votes: 0

I think Charley Pride has been one of the best things to happen to country music, to prove it belongs to everybody. Votes: 0

I listened to country music my whole life. I started writing music when I was a teenager. It all came out country. Votes: 0

I draw inspiration from anything and everybody and that's what country music is to me... real life stories and real life emotions. Votes: 0

A lot of people want to keep country music in the minority of people. But it belongs to the world. It's art. Votes: 0

If I could be a country music star, I'd do it in a heartbeat. I'd hit the road and just jam out. Votes: 0

For me, jazz, R&B, jump swing, Chicago blues, country blues, early hillbilly music, and honky tonk all stem from the same source Votes: 0

When I moved to New York, I fell head over heels back into country music and probably 'cause I missed something about Texas. Votes: 0

I like for it to be mountain music or old-time country music or traditional bluegrass. Either one will fit me. It's traditional, basically. Votes: 0

My favorite songs to sing have always been songs about regret. I don't know why that is, but to me, that's country music. Votes: 0

What I loved about country music when I was a kid was the Grand Ole Opry, was Hee Haw, was 360 degrees of entertainment. Votes: 0

Skiffle was blues featuring a washboard and acoustic instruments. It encompassed blues, with elements of folk, jazz, and, at times, American country-and-western music. Votes: 0

Music is the universal language no matter the country we are born in or the color of our skin. Bring us all together Votes: 0

I'm not out there trying to change the world. I'm just out there trying to sing country music the best way I can. Votes: 0

If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country music. Votes: 0

When you go to the Opry for a show or hear it on the radio, you get the whole circle of country music. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and some arbitrary judgement of what belongs and what doesn't. Votes: 0

Music has no borders, no race or color, no limits of country, no ethnicity. Music makes the people come together. Dance it,Dance all. Votes: 0

I'm treating country music like it's a sport. I'm looking at where my competition is and realized I needed to work on my songwriting. Votes: 0

I'm not technically adept at music, but I'd love to be part of a discussion of where progressive rock ends and country music begins. Votes: 0

There's room for everyone. There's room for pop country, for 'rock & roll' country, for stone-cold country, and everything in-between. Great music is great music. Votes: 0

I didn't want kabobs, Afghan music, and rules that required girls to be carefully monitored. I wanted mac and cheese, country music, and independence. Votes: 0

I get paid to lie to people as an actor. Country music is the one area that I don't lie. I tell the truth. Votes: 0

I think popular music in this country is one of the few things in the twentieth century that have made giant strides in reverse. Votes: 0

I grew up only singing country. I did listen to like Debbie Gibson and other pop music, but I would only sing country music. Votes: 0

In country music, one of the ways we may have gone wrong in the past is trying to be politically correct all the time. Votes: 0

I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music, all that sort of thing. Votes: 0

I definitely listened to country music. I don't think I listened to hair bands as much as I did Bruce Springsteen and U2 and Aerosmith. Votes: 0

The female rock-'n'-roll-country-pop songwriter is back, and her name is Taylor Swift. And it's women like her who are going to save the music business. Votes: 0

Some say it's too country, some say it's too rock n' roll. But it's just good music if you can feel it in your soul. Votes: 0

In country music, there are certain female artists, like Gretchen Wilson, where you're going to find lesbians because they're responding to that more aggressive side. Votes: 0

What I like is not a particular genre, it's storytelling. There's a lot of great storytelling in jazz, and in folk and in country music. ... Votes: 0

The passion for doing music, the passion that I have for going out and playing it live - my love for country music is back. Votes: 0

My wife grew up loving country music, so I always run songs by her whether I wrote it or if somebody pitched it to me. Votes: 0

There's a place for all types of country music as long as there is honesty and realness and a real human experience for the fans. Votes: 0

There's a new hit rock group or singer every five minutes, but with country music, you have one hit and those people love you forever. Votes: 0

That internal ache is the starting point of country music. If it's a happy song and I can still feel sad in it? That's my favorite. Votes: 0

I love being a part of country music. I love going out and... doing things for the first time for country music. I always enjoy that. Votes: 0

Country fans are the best fans out there because of the loyalty, and the way that they apply your music to every aspect of their life. Votes: 0

I've liked country music for forever. And Buck Owens is just one of many country guitarists I like. I think Buck's Sixties records are really progressive. Votes: 0

Nashville may be famed for its country music, but this may well be the capital of rock and roll music in the United States of America. Votes: 0

Country music is some of the best-written music in the world, so yeah, one day, I would keep my mind open to doing a country record. Votes: 0

I've always liked country music. It's a certain aspect of America that goes back to the British Isles and the influence is very native to America. Votes: 0

Growing up with country, R&B, gospel, and classical music from my grandmother and pop, Tuskegee was the perfect melting pot for my influences as a writer. Votes: 0

A big part of country music is a way of life, at least from my standpoint. That's how I craft my music from my own life experiences. Votes: 0

I'm not crazy about country-western music. But the lyrics are good. "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" is pretty clever. Votes: 0

One thing we have to remember as songwriters is that we have to consider that country music is the country's music. That doesn't mean that everybody's rural. Votes: 0

There were a lot of heads turning when people found out I was doing music and when they found out it was country, they were like, 'What? Votes: 0

When I first came to Nashville, people hardly gave country music any respect. We lived in old cars and dirty hotels, and we ate when we could. Votes: 0

Country music fans are extremely passionate and loyal. It seems that country artists have longer-lasting careers because the fans stick with the artists through thick and thin. Votes: 0

I listen to a lot of really old western and country music. There's a lot of cool stuff in there... all the heartbreak of the country darkness. Votes: 0

In all honesty, I'm not really familiar with Stevie Wonder's music, since country is more of my style. I really have no idea what I am doing. Votes: 0

I listen to a lot of really old western and country music. Theres a lot of cool stuff in there all the heartbreak of the country darkness. Votes: 0

From the heaviest of the heavy to classical to country, that's what I listen to, I listen to a variety and I enjoy good music, good songs. Votes: 0

I've always said that Adele has turned so many people on to British singers - whether female singers or just like music from this country in general. Votes: 0

I always know I'm a country singer, and regardless of where I've fallen into different places with my music, I know that, really, I'm a country singer. Votes: 0

It's not very long ago that we were all singing country music. And country music is equally black as it is white and that's important to recognize. Votes: 0

I got to where I couldn't listen to country radio. Country music is supposed to have steel and fiddle. When I hear country music, it should be country. Votes: 0

America does four things better than any other country in the world: rock music, movies, software and high-speed pizza delivery. All of these are sacred American art forms. Votes: 0

My folks were country music performers. They made records and even did a few tours with the Grand Ole Opry. There always were a lot of guitarists around. Votes: 0

I've known from a very early age that singing was what I was supposed to do. There was this unmistaken, undeniable passion within me to sing country music. Votes: 0

Undeniably, I'm a country singer; I'm a country songwriter. But I feel like I make country music for people who like country music and for people who don't. Votes: 0

Country music, the music of the white rural working class, has often been mocked by elitists whose understanding of power and art was shaped at expensive private schools. Votes: 0

We are cutting things kids like-music, art, and gym classes; stuff that kept me in school. This country can't survive without you kids. It's all about you kids. Votes: 0

There were a lot of heads turning when people found out I was doing music and when they found out it was country, they were like, 'What?' Votes: 0

I think it took me a while to convince Nashville that what I do is genuine and my heart's in the right place, and I love country music. Votes: 0

I never get tired of exploring Americana or country music, and I always have a little bit of a crooner in me that never seems to go away. Votes: 0

Guys like me and Ray Charles, when we was coming up through our days, country music and soul music was just a very thin line between the two. Votes: 0

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 that in some way. Votes: 0

I don't mind putting my heart out there for the audience, and for the country music fans... to be vulnerable with them... that's my job as an artist. Votes: 0

I didn't get into music to become a blues musician, or a country musician. I'm a singer-songwriter. In my book that means I get to do whatever I want. Votes: 0

Laurie Lewis' songs combine passion and sheer craft in a way you don't hear very often. Whatever country music is supposed to be, she's at the center of it. Votes: 0

Music is a huge part of my life, I enjoy every genre of music from jazz to country, and I even get down with a bit of hip hop. Votes: 0

Country fans need to support country music by buying albums and concert tickets for traditional artists or the music will just fade away. And that would be really sad. Votes: 0

Country music turns the stuff we say every day into a soundtrack...taking an ordinary working man like me into that rough, happy country of longnecks and short tales. Votes: 0

The more country that my music gets, the less it fits into the country world today. It's almost like there needs to be two genres, modern country and... country? Votes: 0

I love music, I love all kinds of music, particularly jazz. Jazz is an extension of America. There's no other country in the world that could have produced jazz. Votes: 0

I was raised on a farm in East Tennessee, and my first concert was Britney Spears. It's my job as a country music artist to be honest about that. Votes: 0

The music that I've made in the past has had strong contemporary country roots, but I think moving on in music, I will branch out from that a bit. Votes: 0

When I had my television show, 'Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters,' it was my high hope to convert people to country music. It is wonderful and contagious! Votes: 0

I grew up listening to everything, and when I got signed to a record deal out of Nashville, that was my introduction to what was happening in country music. Votes: 0

I try to make an album that reflects what I love about country music. It's not just all about happy parties all the time. There are some sad songs. Votes: 0

To me, country music is like the blues, but it's something very hip and - I don't want to say commercial - but it's very worldly and good listening. Votes: 0

There are guys in country music who are wizards on the guitar. If you're a country fan, you're used to it. But as a rock guitar player, you listen. Votes: 0

New country music comprises about five percent of what I hear per year. I enjoy it, but I don't really take note of who's singing it or writing it. Votes: 0

Man, for someone like me who had George Jones music imprinted in my DNA before birth, the last few years have been rough as a fan of country music. Votes: 0

What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man. Votes: 0

Country music artists are staying true to their roots, keeping it country but throwing a little bit of rock flair in there which I think is a good thing. Votes: 0

Those people out there like good music. They don't stop and ask themselves, 'Is it country or rock and roll?' If they like it, they will tell you. Votes: 0

My first memories of music were country music and Ronnie Milsap. Where I grew up, it was what you listened to. And anything else, you were somewhat out of place. Votes: 0

I think country music is a champion of women. That stuff coming out of Nashville now wants to see a woman looking good in the kitchen whipping up some biscuits. Votes: 0

I didn't know much about him, and I wasn't a big country music fan. I listened to the Beatles and David Bowie, so I didn't know a lot about him. Votes: 0

I don't sing country music because I'm not capable of singing other kinds of music; I sing it because I think it's the most beautiful kind of music there is Votes: 0

I heard a lot of different kinds of music. I heard country music, I heard jazz, I heard symphonic music, opera, everything you can think of except very modern music. Votes: 0

I don't limit my taste. There's some jazz that I like and there's some opera. I've been listening to what was essentially country music, but it crossed over to rock. Votes: 0

What is nice about country music today is that most artists are not trying to do something everybody else is doing. They really are trying to develop their own uniqueness. Votes: 0

I am probably the last of a generation able to gain an education in country music by osmosis, by sitting in a '64 Ford banging the buttons on the radio. Votes: 0

And obviously, when I started out, I had a little bit more curiosity than some, and went seeking out the original artists, or in some cases searching up country music. Votes: 0

Country music busts the wall between performer and audience. There's a connection because there's a vulnerability, a confessional quality, to so much of the songwriting. Those lyrics take you in. Votes: 0

I'm excited to be part of a movement that's progressing country music. There's always gonna be people saying, 'It ain't country anymore,' but I don't get into that whole deal. Votes: 0

I was into all kinds of music as a teen - country music, because my dad was in a band that played country, and whatever my sister and brother were into. Votes: 0

I was kind of going that route with my country music. Indie country. Which would work, if I was playing on Americana stages. Unless I had a television outlet like 'Glee'. Votes: 0

I think Ray Charles did as much as anybody when he did his country music album. Ray Charles broke down borders and showed the similarities between country music and R&B. Votes: 0

The song 'Take This Job and Shove It' spent 18 weeks on the country charts in 1977. 1970s country music fans had a clearer understanding of the ennui of wage-slavery than modern elites. Votes: 0

I started to write a lot of ballads that were sultry and had a Norah Jones-for-country kind of feel. I wanted to bring elements of old soul music and old country music. Votes: 0

But in those days - in the mid-'50s, early '60s - there was less than 300 radio stations that were playing country music and a lot of that wasn't full time. Votes: 0

We've got great fans that rock and roll won't have, because you can have a one-hit record and country music used to, not so much anymore and you have a fan forever. Votes: 0

The thing about Nashville is, it's not just country music...There's rock & roll, there's every kind of music. It's just a music town...There's so much fun stuff to get in to. Votes: 0

The whole world has changed much since the '80's. In the united States, rap music and country music dominate radio and that certainly wasn't the case in the early '80's. Votes: 0

I'm a serious aficionada of country music - Reba McEntire, Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry. I've even written some songs. They haven't done anything of mine yet. But it's only a matter of time. Votes: 0

The blues. It runs through all American music. Somebody bending the note. The other is the two-beat groove. It's in New Orleans music, it's in jazz, it's in country music, it's in gospel. Votes: 0

All music is based on country music. And that's why so many different kinds of people relate to it. There are more country music fans in New Jersey than there are down South. Votes: 0

I became a country music fan in 1990 when I moved to Colorado. It was my first exposure to it because I'm from a city. I've been a fan of country music ever since. Votes: 0

I dropped the 'Bundy' with my country music because I wanted it to be two separate things: There's me as a songwriter and a country singer, and there's me as a Broadway performer. Votes: 0

I always loved bluegrass, but there was so much I didn't know about American country music in respect to the origins of this country. It was interesting to see the evolution of it. Votes: 0

I think The Eagles single-handedly destroyed country music - well, now, country music has been killed by rap crossovers, so it's hard to say. Maybe we can just agree that money killed country music. Votes: 0

It's hard for a liberal to go on between Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, because it's like doing country music after hip-hop. I mean, just, the audience doesn't go from one to the other. Votes: 0

Country music... doesn't bend notes in the same way, so I suppose it's very English, really. Even though it's been very Americanized, it feels very close to me, to my roots, so to speak. Votes: 0

Today is a sad day in Country music. We have lost another piece of history. George Jones was not only a good singer, but was a good friend. He will be missed by many. Votes: 0

Having hits buries a singer in the past. A lot of singers hide in the past because it's safer back there. If you've ever heard today's country music, you'll know what I'm talking about. Votes: 0

The truth is, I think country music... there's a lot of great people, and just being raised the way a lot of country boys and girls are, hopefully there's just a lot of respect. Votes: 0

Baseball fans! Good lord! I feel like sports fans get mad at you easier than country music fans. It scares me. I'm glad that country fans don't get mad every time I mess up. Votes: 0

I like country music. I'm not going to lie. I'm from the South, and I grew up on it. My dad was a country singer-songwriter, so it's in my blood, and I love it. Votes: 0

One of the things that I think is such a constant in country music is that the song is so much a story. I believe it is supposed to be based around a story. Votes: 0

Country music is important to me, and I love it, but it's not my whole life... I like to be outdoors, I like to hunt, I like to fish, I like to play golf. Votes: 0

There is a general place in your brain, I think, reserved for melancholy of relationships past. It grows and prospers as life progresses, forcing you finally, against your better judgment, to listen to country music. Votes: 0

I was the audience he wanted to reach. Gram Parsons' writing brought his own personal generations poetry and vision into the very traditional format of country music, and he came up with something completely different Votes: 0