Quotes About Influence

If I'm writing songs for a country-Western picture, I have to know about country music.

Country music, to me, is what I grew up on.

I've always listened to country music. I wanted Hootie to become a country band at first, but I was outvoted.

I listened to Country music a little bit, but it didn't enter my life until I started listening to Eric Church.

When I was 12 years old, my dad got into country music. My first CD was Wynonna Judd, and I loved it.

I never listened to country music growing up.

Right now it seems like the girls are drawing more attention to country music.

My wife grew up loving country music, so I always run songs by her whether I wrote it or if somebody pitched it to me.

I hope that country music embraces me because I grew up on it and have a love for the music.

Before I really knew country music, I listened to pop, and I still do.

I didn't think I liked country music. Then I got into Garth Brooks.

Every time I tried writing my own songs, they would come out very country. I couldn't fight it, and the more I listened to country music, the more I loved it, and it just became very natural.

You don't change country music; it changes you.

My dad was a country musician, so we had David Allan Coe and lots of other country music playing around the house all the time.

I actually grew up listening to country music.

Country music, like rock or blues, can move over into a lot of different areas.

I love country music, and I did as a kid.

One reason people are turning to country music is because of that non-music called rap.

I've contributed a lot to country music.

I grew up listening to country music because that's what was playing in our house.

When they hear from you, it counts. That's how we're going to win.

People have to listen to somebody speak, that the person that you're listening to is saying the right stuff, and that's all that really counts.

Here's what I know for sure: every single vote counts. That's not just a saying.

Everything you say on TV counts. You say it on record, with people watching you.