Maren Morris Quotes

All artists are now free to express their own personality.

I don't want to be held down by genres so much.

Ever since I started doing television, I tended to get cast, for the most part, as these strong, intelligent women... Which is wonderful, but very rarely do I get to be the goofy girl that I am.

The freedom you feel when you're actually in control of your own music is fantastic.

I associate creativity with independent music.

Willie Nelson is the perfect person, it seems to me, to think about. Because something tells me that he operates on his own frequency.

I don't need anyone creatively to tell me how I'm supposed to be. Only I know the answer to that. Only I know what I would say. That's always been my outlook. I haven't really worried about rubbing people wrong because I only know how to be Bray. And Bray is always going to be Bray.

I never felt like I had to sound like my dad. I wanted my music to be creative expression with no expectations.

Being in a group, you don't really get to give an ounce of who you are as a solo artist.

I'm just trying to be myself - make music how I make music.

I'm not going to restrict myself as an artist.

I have to not let anything get to me and not get an ego about it and just do what I want to do, do things because I like them, and make the music that I like unapologetically.

I love this freedom that has been given to me as an artist to express myself.

We do things the way we do them and we do them unashamedly. It's our art. If you don't like it, that's fine. You don't have to.

Punk is all about doing what you want and being yourself. And that's what rap is too.

It's about being true to my artistry, which I've been doing. It's super important to do smart films.

I guess when I first started writing music, I really had no idea if anyone was ever going to hear what I was writing and almost no intention of people hearing it. So, it was kind of this journal. It was pretty unfiltered.

I've always been the person who has needed a creative outlet.

I wanted a label that reflects the times... a center for artists who want to express themselves. That's what makes Interscope unique. It's about freedom.

I started my own zine, and riot grrrl became a huge part of my identity.

Inspiring girls to write their stories and play their own instruments is something I'm passionate about, as it's not championed.

I don't really like the idea of putting myself in any category now... I think that people are looking for music that's real and honest and that they can relate to emotionally.

I think I'm just doing me, my music, my shows, and my stories.

A lot of people are comfortable labelling you because it's easy. Like, 'He's a rapper. He can only do this. He can only do these types of shows.' I want to do everything. I want to feel comfortable being me.

I wanna be an artist on the whole; I don't wanna be within a genre.