Country Music Awards Quotes

When I think about country music, I think about America.

I always give a lot of credit to Ronnie Dunn for making me fall in love with country music.

For me there are two types of country: There's the shoot-yourself-in-the-head country, and then there's really good country music.

There's a great enthusiasm for good country music all over the world.

Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards.

I love country music. I don't ever feel restricted by the genre.

I've always stood up for country music.

I'm not from the South, but I love country music. And country music is really big in the Midwest. Connie Smith came from Ohio. Jessi Colter was from Arizona.

I'm not trying to claim I'm a country singer, but I do love country music.

I love being a part of country music. I love going out and... doing things for the first time for country music. I always enjoy that.

New country music comprises about five percent of what I hear per year. I enjoy it, but I don't really take note of who's singing it or writing it.

I lean traditional, but 'Head Over Boots,' it's pretty country.

I actually started singing country music at 4 years old, right when I started learning how to sing. I would cover a lot of Martina McBride, LeAnn Rimes, Trisha Yearwood, that kind of stuff, and it just feels very authentic to me. It's always been there through the years. Even when I was in my band, I still listened to country.

I'm not Waylon Jennings, but I do a fair imitation of him, and a few other country greats, like Willie Nelson. It would be great to sink my teeth into a project where I could play a country singer. I'm like an old cowboy.

The first country song I ever heard was Tim McGraw's 'Don't Take the Girl.'

I love country music, always have and always will.

I do standup once a year, when I host the CMAs.

I'm a big fan of country music.

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

I love to listen to traditional country music. That's where I get a lot of inspiration.

I have a confession to make - I truly love country music.

I've always been a fan of country music. It's America's music - I love the songs, love the lyrics.

I've never turned my back on country music.

I would love to make a bunch of country demos and write country songs for really great country singers.

I have always been infatuated with country music.