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

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

Country music belongs to America.

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

I think every once in a while country has lost its way, but found its way back. It's always going to drift away from the traditional side, but then find a way to return. There's room for all kinds of influences be it pop, blues, gospel or whatever. But I will always say that I think we need more traditional country music coming down the pike.

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.

Rock & roll has kept us alive for all these years. But we just love country music. It's in our blood.

Country music has always sort of been country music.