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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?'

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

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

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

When I got to Nashville, people started asking me about how I got into country music. I'd tell them I came from a place where people wore cowboy hats for a real reason.

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

I'm always kind of surprised how much I'm associated with country music.

I have always been infatuated with country music.

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.