“I was listening to country at the time too, mostly because when I was a kid growing up in the country, all my friends would listen to the CMT crap and I really hated it. That would make me really angry. But when I got older I started discovering that there was actually good country music that could sort of take me back to my roots.” CountryKidsGrowing UpListeningHatedCrap Author:Lydia Loveless
“I was kind of a little redneck growing up, living on a farm, and running around in the country. I developed hillbilly tendencies, but I wanted to listen to something a little more meaningful than "Redneck Woman" or whatever.” KindCountryRunningGrowing UpMeaningfulRedneckHillbilly Author:Lydia Loveless
“My parents listened to the Outlaws when I was a kid and I just had no interest in it. But my boyfriend at the time listened to Hank Williams III, and I thought that was really cool because he was singing about whatever he wanted to but it was very country.” CountryKidsParentInterestSingingReally CoolOutlawMy Boyfriend Author:Lydia Loveless
“When you move to the city, you really notice how ugly people can be. And that's something you don't really have to deal with in the country. So I do miss that.” PeopleCountryMovingMissingUglyUgly People Author:Lydia Loveless
