Quotes from Kelsea Ballerini

I think that every time a country artist steps outside of the country boundary, it just brings more ears to us.

There's value in being a normal person.

Sometimes, if I really just need to unwind and kind of watch something that isn't gonna stress me out or have drama in it, I watch 'Spongebob.'

Getting to do shows with Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, and Sam Hunt is just awesome. It's so inspiring because I grew up such fans of Lady A and Keith, and to be able to sing my songs on the same stage as them and then stand side stage and watch them is just a really special thing.

I want to stay where I am. I'm stoked to be a country artist.

I've always been drawn to strong women in every genre, people who push the boundaries because they're just epic.

There are certain days I will get home, and something will pop up on my Twitter, and I will just cry about it. I get so overwhelmed that I get to do what I do.

I love that on country radio, you can hear a George Strait song, and the next is Sam Hunt. I love that there's such a variety.

I've studied live shows and artists for so long. I got the tour documentaries and all that and watched them. I love a show. I love an artist that can do all of it.

Blake Lively is my style icon, and she always has rocking clothes and shoes. She keeps it really simple with hair and makeup, and I try to do the same thing. Onstage, I do a little smokier, a little more contouring, but I still always want to be an approachable and real artist, so I never try to go overboard.

I get travel-sized versions of all of my essentials. That way, I can stay on the same routine whether I'm home or on the road.

I wanted to be a vet. I really thought that's what I wanted to do.

Music videos, to me, are like an extension of a song.

I think that, as artists, all we can do is be who we are. I think that if we do that, then we're automatically not anyone else.

I would love to do a duet with Gavin Degraw. Or Ed Sheeran.