I can write a song in about an hour if it's a simple country song.
I'm a sucker for a good country song.
The first time I heard 'Jolene,' I was 12 years old, and it was performed by Jack White. I remember watching that video and forgetting it was from a woman's point of view, and forgetting it was a country song, and forgetting it was originally by Dolly Parton.
I did an album called 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.' I sang the song on 'Hee Haw.'
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 lean traditional, but 'Head Over Boots,' it's pretty country.
One of the things that I think is such a constant in country music is that the song is so much a story. I believe it is supposed to be based around a story.
A good country song taps into strong undercurrents of family, faith, and patriotism.
The first country song I ever heard was Tim McGraw's 'Don't Take the Girl.'
'Dirt Road Diaries,' in my mind, is a perfect country guy song. It speaks to the hard-working guy, and I'm excited for the fans to hear that one.
'Honky Tonk Badonkadonk' wasn't some serious song, but it was huge! It was funny.
Is it me or is President Bush's life starting to sound like a country song. He's from Texas, his dog just died, and it looks like he might lose his job. Next thing, his truck is going to break down.
A country song is a song about life.
I sing 'Blue Moon of Kentucky.' It's a country song. It's one of my favorites to sing.
I like myself better when I'm writing regularly. ... I was influenced a lot by those around me-there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton fields. ... I'm a country songwriter and we write cry-in-your-beer songs. That's what we do. Something that you can slow dance to...I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad. ... Most of the stuff I've read about me has been true.
I've always thought 'Southern Accents' would make an amazing country song. It's always spoken to me. I've always loved it. Every time I hear that song, it reminds me of my dad.
Shaft' is a great country song.
When I hear a great country song, I get chills and I want to cry. You feel something. And just sometimes that magic and the stars line up somehow or another, and it creates something that's really, really, really special.
I thought, when I came to Nashville, I was going to hook up with some of the top country writers in town and write some country tunes.
The fact is, you can't have Southern friends without eventually wanting to sing with them, and without eventually learning that the only way to sing with them is to make your peace with country music.
Good music is timeless, whether it's a country song, rock, or R&B.
'Tailgate Blues' is kind of a lyrical masterpiece of a country song.
