Quotes from Maddie Marlow

I remember being in high school and trying to absorb the knowledge that people in the public eye had to give.

For some reason, the word 'feminist' freaks people out, but when you look it up, all it means is equal opportunity.

How many days did I look out the window and want to run home because the world was so big and things were going wrong? But I also knew if I ran away, my dream would never happen.

When I go home to Texas and get recognized a lot, that can be weird.

We have people come up to us all the time in meet-and-greets saying, 'Thank you so much for writing that, because I went through a similar situation, and that song lifted my spirit and gave me the confidence that I needed.'

I wish for other people because I already have all my wishes.

I've gotten a lot better with accepting change, because I used to want a consistent schedule.

People forget how great country music is, and we haven't.

We grew up fishing, and we take it seriously.

There are those songs that hit you in the gut - when you're the one performing it and you see the effect it has on people, there's something so powerful in that.

We hadn't met anyone else as ambitious as us. We immediately recognized each other's drive.

We poured our whole hearts into 'Start Here,' and I cannot wait to just show our fans the whole Maddie & Tae spiel.

To tie in the whole Christianity aspect, as Christians, we're taught our whole lives to love people no matter what, and in country music, that's okay; that's something that's accepted. That's why it's a great genre for us, because we can speak about all kinds of different things.

We are not going to release an album that we don't believe in.

There's an honesty in our lyrics, and that will never change.

I grew up fishing, but I'm actually a bigger hunter than I am a fisher.

With our music, we don't want to just do one thing. We want to show all these different sides of us and all the different influences that we have.

Country fans are the most loyal in the world, but they know every song that you put out - not just the singles.

It's our job as followers of Christ to love our brothers and sisters even if they are different than us!

I love American Eagle's jeans; they fit me just right.

Tae loves color, and I'm more into jeans. We like to think we're bohemian chic.

I'm not going to allow my trials to defeat me, I'm going to let them build me up and learn from them and take as much wisdom as I can from each trial.

Country fans can sniff out phony from a mile away.

We hope, for anyone else trying to make a dream come true, they can find the faith to keep going in 'Fly' when they're about to give up.