- Nov 07, 2020
Country Singer Quotes
Real talk from the world of country music.
These country singer quotes come straight from artists describing the walk from small-town bars to the Nashville stage, blending flamboyant style with a traditional sound. One singer even recalls watching a has-been performer grinding it out in a Holiday Inn lounge before catching a break.
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- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was an aspiring country singer and songwriter. He just didn't get that off that ground. I was afraid, very tentative to do anything with music for years. I didn't tell him I was playing in bands when I was away from home, because it had been such an unpleasant experience and a letdown for him.
- Humor
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not just a big-haired redhead country singer who dresses flamboyantly, has this wicked sense of humor and wears rhinestones.
- Challenge
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a traditional country singer and we're always trying to make that a fresh and modern sound. That's always going to be the challenge with me.
- First Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can only say the first thing that pops into my mind is I remember, years ago, seeing kind of a has-been country singer working - when I first moved to Nashville - in a bar in a Holiday Inn.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Love Don't Let Me Down,' which is the original title of 'Country Strong,' was just as difficult emotionally as 'Tron' was physically. I play a country singer that basically gets on tour with Gwyneth Paltrow's character, who is one of the biggest country stars out there, and she's fallen down too many times and it's an intense emotional story.
- Guitar
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I finally put my guitar in the case the last time, I want to be remembered just as a singer, not as a country singer or pops singer - just a singer.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020