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Country Music Quotes

Artists on where country music fits, and where it doesn't.

These country music quotes range from admiring Johnny Cash without loving the wider genre to a surprising claim that country music was punk rock before punk rock existed. Our America quotes explore more about the culture surrounding the genre.

I love Johnny Cash but I don't love country music that much.

Quotes by Ville Valo

I like country music!

Quotes by Taylor Louderman

Country music is all about telling stories, and we're just telling a little different one.

Quotes by Taylor Dye

That's one wonderful thing about country music - it shifts, ebbs, and flows stylistically, unlike pop music.

Quotes by Steven Curtis Chapman

Alongside Quotes

I got country music in me.

Quotes by Shemar Moore

Country music is me, it's what I've grown up with, and it's what I do.

Quotes by Scotty McCreery

I am from the country, and I grew up mostly influenced by country music.

Quotes by Sam Hunt

Country music tends to be so sentimental and homespun, it's easy to stumble into self-parody, but Haggard has brought a freshness to the themes that places him alongside Hank Williams and Willie Nelson as one of the greatest country music...

Quotes by Robert Hilburn

When I was 3 years old, I was playing banjo on a country music TV show.

Quotes by Rickey Medlocke

Always Quotes

I listen to country music. I listen to jazz. I listen to R&B. I listen to Jimi Hendrix a lot.

Quotes by Patty Smyth

Country music is completely punk-rock. It's the original punk-rock.

Quotes by Neko Case

I got offered publishing deals to write country music, but it was not what I wanted to do.

Quotes by Natalie Prass

In the middle of Mississippi, so many kinds of music came, but it was Nashville and country music that pulled my heart.

Quotes by Marty Stuart

It means so much being a part of country music and the Opry.

Quotes by Martina McBride

America Quotes

Plus I love Tanya Tucker and I love country music.

Quotes by Little Richard

I do love country music.

Quotes by Kesha

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

Quotes by Kelsea Ballerini

Country music historically has been sort of middle-aged people's music.

Quotes by John Shelton Reed

In England, rock music very rarely infiltrates the charts, but country music even less so.

Quotes by Joe Elliott

Banjo Quotes

Country music is who I really, really am deeply.

Quotes by Jessica Mauboy

Frequently Asked Questions

Does everyone in this topic love country music?
Not entirely — one quote admits to loving Johnny Cash specifically while not caring much for country music as a whole genre.
What did one musician listen to before country music?
They describe growing up on pop music first, and note that they still listen to pop even after coming to know country music better.
Is there an unusual comparison made about the genre?
Yes, one quote calls country music completely punk-rock, going as far as to describe it as punk rock before punk rock existed.
Did anyone turn down a country music opportunity?
Yes, one was offered several opportunities to pen songs for the genre but decided that wasn't the creative direction they wanted to pursue.
How does this topic connect to Banjo quotes?
The instrumentation closely tied to country music overlaps with our Banjo quotes, which focus on that instrument specifically.

One musician also turned down offers to pen songs for the genre, choosing a different creative path instead. See our Alongside or Banjo quotes for more.