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My first love thinks that I'm too young. He doesn't even know. Wish that I could show him what I'm feeling.
But, I think that as long as you have a distinct voice and personality, you can kind of dress how you want.
I just want a lady who can be themselves, it's not a cookie cutter criteria that a woman should fall under.
I aim to inspire a bunch of female guitar players to get out there and take it seriously and never give up.
You have to work hard if you want something, and my parents instilled that into me when I was really young.
Music is a good way to channel your fragile, vulnerable, needy side, but it's also something to rejoice in.
I would love to hang out with Elvis Costello, to see what he's up to because he seems so fascinating to me.
I wasn't thinking so much of music. I wasnt thinking so much of perfection or stardom or any of that stuff.
Both of them were ahead of their time, but they didn't live long enough to see the time they were ahead of.
Everyone thinks of God as a man - you can't help it - Santa Claus was a man, therefore God has to be a man.
I want to be around a really long time. I want to be a thorn in the side of everything as long as possible.
If I feel any marginalisation, it's because the things that concern me aren't so important to other people.
I got the idea of meditation from The Beatles. It was a fad, but I've found it beneficial in my crazy life.
Whatever you want to do is more than possible. It’s what you haven’t dreamt of yet that will blow your mind
I don't like working with hitmakers. I don't want hits! You're not even allowed to say that word around me.
I don't think I'd get caught up in the crazy side of the music industry because it's just not in my nature.
I'm not living large; I just want to live comfortably. I wanna have financial stability that is unshakable.
I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.
I know that I'm not a criminal. People say that, but my music speaks for itself. And I believe in my music.
I don't remember ever having writer's block. If I sit in there for four hours, I'll usually have something.
To me, country music tells a story about, and deals with, the way people live their lives and what they do.
Living might mean taking chances, but they're worth taking. Loving might be a mistake. but its worth making
When I walk through the city, I just think that I see my family. I see us in everybody, you know? I see us.
I am honoured that my fans worked so hard to help me win Best Act Ever at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards.
So take the time to think. Discover your real reason for being here and then have the courage to act on it.
If you miss someone too much you turn into them... though it doesn't seem to work for the Christian Church.
Carrying 200 pounds of velvet and satin around a stage for 90 minutes - that's man's work, let me tell you.
I want to be rich in all the foods I’ve tasted and all the places I’ve been and all the people I’ve kissed.
I want to save duets and collaborations for outside of the album. With the albums, I like it just being me.
If you take your fear and mash it into something that's actually useful, then it doesn't feel like it wins.
What I love most about fatherhood is the opportunity to be a part of the development process of a new life.
Being your self its all a takes if you want to be impressed someone dont be some one else just be your self
What I don't like are arrogant people. We're all equal. I don't like it when a person assumes to be better.
I really admire artists that are willing to take a different approach and a different angle to their shows.
A lot of people that I've met who don't like country music just haven't been introduced to the old country.
I've been through a lot in the music industry, in life. I've learned that I have to be tough in this world.
You are most certainly the inspiration for all of today's rock 'n' roll guitarists. Your music is timeless.
The album ['A Seat at the Table'] really feels like storytelling for us all and our family and our lineage.
Lord, help me to make time today to serve you in those who are most in need of encouragement or assistance.
I'm from Texas. I hitchhiked to Tennessee when I was 19 years old, and it is really beautiful in Tennessee.
I don't cringe when I think of doing old material. A lot of the people have been with me through the years.
Bought the Vegematic and Pocket Fisherman, too, illuminated illustrated history of Life, and Boxcar Willie.
I'll tell you what's fun - finding the right stewardess and turning her upside down in the back of a plane.
I'd love to make short film videos pushing the conventional standards of what a country music video can be.
A bass should sound like a bass with the thump of the finger against the wood, like it began with stand up.
People grapple with labeling me as hip-hop, R&B, or pop, and it's interesting to me. I'm just making music.
It can be heartbreaking when you find out that your fairytale image of the world doesn't match the reality.
Be yourself, chase your dreams, and just never say never. That's the best advice I could ever give someone.
There are two ways you can go with pain: You can let it destroy you or you can use it as fuel to drive you.
I've written all my songs on every single one of my records, and that's what's been fun about looking back.