“Country music to me is heartfelt music that speaks to the common man. It is about real life stories with rather simple melodies that the average person can follow. Country music should speak directly and simply about the highs and lows of life. Something that anyone can relate to.”
George Jones
“True country music is honesty, sincerity, and real life to the hilt.”
Garth Brooks
“[The] hardest working man in country music, ... given everything an artist can give to country music.”
“I have always loved rock music. But I have played country music since my senior year in high school. That's where my heart is. I try to keep up with the rock world as much as I can.”
Tracy Byrd
“I've loved country music my entire life. This isn't some one-off thing, because I'm briefly charmed by it. I really love this music and I really relate to it and it really calls my name and I think it sounds like Bach to me when it's done right.”
Jim Campilongo
“I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'”
Bob Newhart
“Country music has always been the best shrink that 15 bucks can buy.”
Dierks Bentley
