Chely Wright Quotes

The one thing I wanted to do more than anything else was sing country music.

Of all the songs I've recorded, 'Amarillo By Morning' always sticks out in my mind.

I been doing music my whole life.

Coldplay are just four friends trying to make great music.

I don't intend to stop making music.

Some artists will tell you that's all they want to do is write their own music, and that's great, but George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Garth Brooks, they didn't write everything they recorded, and they've had major, major careers. I think it's all about the best song.

I love Mariah Carey. Remember the breakdown? I loved the breakdown.

I'm pretty much living my dream job, but one day I would love to dedicate more time to writing and performing my own music.

I've honestly never worked with Beyonce. It would be awesome, though; I would love that.

I love what I do. I made my first record in '57. I don't think I'll ever get tired of making records and writing songs and singing and being in the music business.

I did this thing with Trisha Yearwood, a song called 'The Price.' I had been sitting on it for a while, because I figured, you know, this really needs a good singer.

I listened to country music my whole life. I started writing music when I was a teenager. It all came out country.

Music's always been a huge part of my life, and my first record came out in 1981.

I love music, so if I wasn't singing, I would probably still be working in the music industry. I love songwriting, so I'd probably be a songwriter.

All I knew when I moved to Nashville was that I wanted to make music in whatever shape and form I could.

I think I first realized I wanted to be in country music and be an artist when I was 10. And I started dragging my parents to festivals, and fairs, and karaoke contests, and I did that for about a year before I came to Nashville for the first time. I was 11 and I had this demo CD of me singing Dixie Chicks and Leanne Rimes songs.

I'm hoping to do more with my music. I did the stage musical 'Spring Awakening' recently and it reignited the love I have for singing.

I was 17 when I released my first record. I didn't really figure out what I wanted to say, how to get a message and put it together.

College didn't stick, so I worked odd jobs, but I've always written songs and played music. I actually met a guy who was a songwriter, which I didn't realize was a real job.

I did an album called 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.' I sang the song on 'Hee Haw.'

I started to sing after high school, and I may have dreamed about being Randy Travis a time or two.

I want to be a country singer more than anything in the world.

I've always had such a high level of respect for Taylor Swift because she writes all of her music.

I just want to sing, I want to work on my music, I want to make my movies, that's all I want to do.

If you get a chance to be in a film, that's great. One of my goals is to make a record as good as Don Henley's album, Building the Perfect Beast.