Where I'm from is like 'Hustle & Flow' versus '8 Mile.' It's that really grimy, box-Chevy, dope-boy, working-class music.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Any vehicle that conveys great songs and the ability to perform them, whether it's 'N Sync or the Backstreet Boys or One Direction, is all good.
Great rock n' roll comes from suburbia.
I used to be fast and loose with the term 'country' because I didn't know what else to call my music. I still don't.
I've always been a fan of 'Beat It,' 'You Rock My World,' and 'Smooth Criminal.'
Detroit: Cars and rock 'n' roll. Not a bad combo.
I figure the oldies are real close to what rocking country use to be.
'Drive,' that's the one. I love dozens of songs by R.E.M., but that's the one, even though it took me 7 or 8 years to start liking it.
There is definitely that thing here a little where people are like 'Oh that Broadway girl has come to Nashville' and I'm like 'Listen you guys, I was singing country before I even got a Broadway show. And I'm from Kentucky.'
I think regardless of where people are from, country music is a through line.
My take on rap is driven by straightforward American southern rock and blues.