“I've never really gotten into the whole labels thing. There were times I would cover a pop song, and people would say 'You sound really country.' I gave up on that whole thing a long time ago.” PeopleLongCountryWholeSongSoundLong TimePopsLabelsLong Time AgoGave UpPop Song Author:David Nail
“Growing up with country, R&B, gospel, and classical music from my grandmother and pop, Tuskegee was the perfect melting pot for my influences as a writer.” CountryPerfectGrowing UpGrowingInfluencePopsGrandmotherPotMy GrandmotherClassical MusicMeltingMelting Pot Author:Lionel Richie
“If I wanted to be a pop singer, I would have done that 20 years ago. I love country music.” IfsYearsCountryDoneWantedYears AgoPopsSingersCountry Love Author:Chely Wright
“Musically, I actually grew up listening to country music as a kid like George Strait, Alan Jackson... all those guys. So it was kind of weird crossing over from that to pop and R&B, but you know, I love Michael Jackson, Ne-Yo, Usher, R. Kelly, Drake, Boyz II Men.” KnowsMenKindCountryKidsGuyListeningGrewGrew UpPopsCrossingsCrossing OverR Kelly Author:Austin Mahone
“The weirdest thing I've been fascinated with nowadays is the new contemporary country music, which to me sounds like very strange '70s pop, and sometimes like rock music. But some of the themes in there - maybe it's because I know how the songs were written, but it really does sound like it was written by two or three people, with the idea to appeal to the most general audience.” PeopleKnowsDoeTwoIdeasCountrySometimesSongThreeSoundAudienceKnow HowWrittenRocksStrangePopsContemporaryAppealsThemeFascinatedRock Music Author:Ryan Adams
“My music has always been sort of in-between categories. Sometimes record stores - back when there were record stores - they'd put my records in the country music section, but other record stores would put my records in the pop or even the rock section. As long as it's in the store somewhere, I'm OK with it.” LongCountrySometimesRecordsRocksPopsStoresCategoriesSectionsBack WhenRecord Stores Author:Lyle Lovett
“Christianity in our country is a lot like what the Ducksters profess. No longer doctrinaire or demanding, the mishmash of pop-religion practiced in churches across America is an extension of the therapeutic culture: festooned with feelings, mostly misdirected. Untempered by intelligent interpretation of scripture... American pop-theology: light on doctrine, heavy on hellfire and damnation.” CountryFeelingsLightAmericaCultureChurchChristianityIntelligentHeavyPopsScriptureTheologyDoctrineOur CountryInterpretationExtensionsTherapeuticDamnation Author:Ilana Mercer
“I think the responsibility of pop stars is to liberate the masses. In that everyone can be whatever they wanna be. You can march to your own beat. It's so hard sometimes in our country because conformity is the way things are pushed.” ThinkingWayCountrySometimesHardStarsResponsibilityMassBeatsPopsOur CountryMarchConformityBe YouPop Stars Author:Adam Lambert