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It's kind of odd when you think of Loretta Lynn, when she was first traveling and recording country music. It was all built through word of mouth. If you pleased the fans, they would pass it around to their friends and family.

Country music belongs to America.

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

I wouldn't be an artist if I didn't have Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Taylor Swift to look up to.

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

Country singers put a lot of soul into their songs, and I enjoy that.

I have always been infatuated with country music.

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.

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

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.