Country music was the music I was brought up on. It's the music that's closest to my heart and the music that speaks to me the most, and it's always been a big influence on my own songwriting.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was obsessed with country music when I was a kid, and it's definitely had a huge influence on the way I write songs. I was always attracted to songs that had a brilliant pun or a clever turn of phrase, but came from a dark, bitter place. As a writer, I've always gravitated towards that feeling.
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.
I've always listened to and loved country music ever since I was a kid.
I listened to country music my whole life. I started writing music when I was a teenager. It all came out country.
I embrace country music because of love, a love of what I came from.
As a little kid I had a girlfriend, and her boyfriend used to beat me up, so then I used to sing these songs, and that's what it's all about. Country music is all about your heart and your people and things like that.
I do know that country music is driven by the songs. I think there's probably a core of what the material is about, which is family and love and the ups and downs of life, and I think that resonates with people.
I've always been a fan of country music. It's America's music - I love the songs, love the lyrics.
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.
Country music is important to me, and I love it, but it's not my whole life.
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