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Alabama - they were the masters of that. They could come out with 'Mountain Music' or 'Tennessee River' and then turn around and come out with 'Feels So Right.' Go out and have fun and be those guys that like to party, then turn around and make every woman in America want Randy Owen.

— Jason Aldean

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

America? They had a good girl singer, Janis Joplin.

— Maurice Gibb

As far as heroes thorough the years, I'd say definitely Alabama and Randy Owen, Conway Twitty was a big influence of mine, George Strait, Lionel Richie.

— Luke Bryan

I remember in the '80s, Randy Travis was my guy. He's the reason I moved to Nashville, and I just loved him. But at some point when he was winning everything, you find yourself pulling for other people.

— Garth Brooks

I grew up with the Highwaymen, which was Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. Mom and Dad rode rodeo, so country music was always in the house and the car. They threw in some Dolly Parton, too.

— Christian Kane

Texas is a hotbed of insanely good bands and musicians.

— Henry Rollins

Willie Nelson, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard and Keith Whitley - guys like that were huge influences.

— Sturgill Simpson

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

— Norah Jones

I love Dallas, Austin and Houston. Why? Because some of the best comedians, like Bill Hicks and Sam Kinison, started their careers in Texas, and because the crowds there are comedy-educated.

— Bobby Lee

✗Opposing Perspectives

They played Boston. They played at the Boston Tea Party and through an amazing chain of events I got to hang out with them backstage even though I was underage.

— Jonathan Richman

The Austin music scene is the reason why so many of them moved here.

— Bob Livingston