My mom married a family friend, and my dad married someone that's eight years older than me, so it was just like, these - like, I literally live a country song, so I had to write one.
I really truly believe I found my identity with country music.
Country radio is much more like a family than any other group of people that I've met.
Listening to country music as a kid allowed my imagination to run wild.
You gotta 'be' country music - you can't just sing it.
It's hard to come across a true country fan in L.A., but it's true that the fans are so loyal, once you're in their circle, you're in for your entire career. It just really speaks to me. Country music has so much soul and is so heartfelt. I think it's a perfect fit for me.
A big part of country music is a way of life, at least from my standpoint. That's how I craft my music from my own life experiences.
Country fans are the best fans out there because of the loyalty, and the way that they apply your music to every aspect of their life.
Country music was the music I was brought up on. It's the music that's closest to my heart and the music that speaks to me the most, and it's always been a big influence on my own songwriting.
You don't change country music; it changes you.
