There's a lot going on in country music, with indie-label hipsters and underground bloggers arguing their interpretations of what country is, and pop-country stars defending themselves. That deserves to be poked fun at.
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Related I was kind of going that route with my country music. Indie country. Which would work, if I was play... LAURA BELL BUNDY A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to m... WILLIE NELSON Everybody has their favorite sad songs. That's part of what I love so much about country music. ... CHRIS YOUNG The truth is, I think country music... there's a lot of great people, and just being raised the ... LEE BRICE For me there are two types of country: There's the shoot-yourself-in-the-head country, and then ... AVICII That's one wonderful thing about country music - it shifts, ebbs, and flows stylistically, unlik... STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN People don't realize what's really going on in this country. There are a lot things that are... COLIN KAEPERNICK When I lived in Nashville, Tanya Tucker and people like that were coming up, and I'm sure that L... CALLIE KHOURI I'm a country singer. I love all kinds of music, but country is where my loyalty lies. That'... GEORGE STRAIT I dropped the 'Bundy' with my country music because I wanted it to be two separate things: T... LAURA BELL BUNDY There's a long tradition - certainly with country, but in all kinds of genres of music - to have... RICK MORANIS I love country; I'm gonna do a country solo album at one point just 'cause. I'm a big fa... TONY OLLER Even the label 'country' could be doing a disservice to some of the younger artists who are more cro... JOAN WARNER A lot of great bluegrass comes out of Kentucky. There's a lot of great music, like the Judds, Bi... CHRIS STAPLETON You see a lot of people out there that say they're country, and they do their little things that... LUKE BRYAN In fact, I have the privilege of traveling around our country and meeting people all over the countr... LAURA BUSH I think that there will always be artists out there who think they need to sign a major label deal i... MACKLEMORE Country music is me, it's what I've grown up with, and it's what I do. SCOTTY MCCREERY I think of America not so much as a single country but as a constellation of groups out there compet... HAMPTON SIDES Whenever there's a lot of media focus on Country Music, music supervisors start looking for Country ... ALAN BREWER A lot of what I listened to growing up was blues, but also folk and indie music. So there's this... GEORGE EZRA We have a history in country music of writing about the darker side of things - maybe not as much in... CHRIS STAPLETON There should be a whole book written about that one word: country. What does that mean, country? It&... DIERKS BENTLEY I want to go to - what's that hot country with a lot of money? - Dubai. GRANDMASTER FLASH Colombians are sick of 'Narcos' stories because Colombia is a country that has changed so mu... WAGNER MOURA He wanted to find out what's going on in country music and what's going on with us. JOHN RICH I tried so many different musics. I kind of burned out on classical and wanted to make it fun again.... LINDSEY STIRLING People don't listen to one radio station. On iTunes you can mix different worlds and bring count... NATASHA BEDINGFIELD 'Love Don't Let Me Down,' which is the original title of 'Country Strong,' was j... GARRETT HEDLUND America's disabled veterans answered our country's call, and when their time in uniform is d... JOHN DELANEY Country music has changed tremendously, so what now is considered country was not considered country... CHARLIE DANIELS I have always been infatuated with country music. Country music tells stories, and I've always l... R. KELLY One thing we have to remember as songwriters is that we have to consider that country music is the c... RANDY HOUSER Once the Afghan people vote and they choose their President with direct, secret ballot from all over... HAMID KARZAI Obviously, I love country music, so I wanna be able to live in the country music genre and then play... SAM HUNT There's a certain type of indie fan who would balk at the prospect of there being value in pop m... AUTRE NE VEUT Cuba is such a beautiful country, and everywhere you go, there's music and people dancing - espe... JULIA SAWALHA I got to where I couldn't listen to country radio, ... Country music is supposed to have steel and f... GRETCHEN WILSON There is a long history in country music of songs celebrating drinking and lamenting drinking. Count... CHET ATKINS I think there's enough room in country music for everybody. CHARLEY PRIDE I like country music. I'm not going to lie. I'm from the South, and I grew up on it. My dad ... KIM DICKENS Taylor's first four albums have been certified platinum a combined 21 times, but despite her unp... TAVI GEVINSON I rap on 'Front Porch Junkies' and 'Whatcha Got in that Cup.' I try to channel my in... THOMAS RHETT The stigma with country is it's not cool. That's wrong. Country is very cool. I look at awar... ERIC CHURCH Israel is a wonderful country. It's a beautiful country. It is ours. But it is a country with 10... ARIEL SHARON That's country music for you - bourbon and the Bible. DAVE HAYWOOD Country music is just country. It's going to shift around a little bit, doing some different ins... STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN I see my fans as music lovers. I really love that. There's no age group or demographic. It's... KACEY MUSGRAVES It's going to be fun. It's my first time to have a chance to represent my country and playing agains... GIOVANNI CARRARA There was great leadership in this country at the time of World War II. There was also unrelenting r... BOB FELLER We need intelligence in this country. We need a certain toughness in this country, or we're goin... DONALD TRUMP We have that storytelling history in country and bluegrass and old time and folk music, blues - all ... CHRIS STAPLETON White Americans, stop apologizing; we live in the greatest country in the history of mankind, and it... BURGESS OWENS I'm thrilled that country music fans like my stuff, but so do a lot of people outside of country... KACEY MUSGRAVES I think every once in a while country has lost its way, but found its way back. It's always goin... RANDY TRAVIS This country deserves a statesman who can represent the people with proper decorum, respect, and kno... MICHAEL KELLY Journalists should think of themselves as outside the Establishment, and owners can't be too wor... RUPERT MURDOCH 'Lollipop Opera' is the backdrop to Finsbury Park. A place that is very thriving, interracia... JOHN LYDON Where in the world have you seen construction people who do everything on time, with good quality an... VLADIMIR PUTIN A lot of country pubs will receive Michelin stars. HESTON BLUMENTHAL Undeniably, I'm a country singer; I'm a country songwriter. But I feel like I make country m... KACEY MUSGRAVES There's rock n' roll in hip-hop, there's rock n' roll in pop music, there's rock... JOHN VARVATOS The thing that I think is cool about pop music in general is just that it's not like rock music or c... FORREST KLINE Nepal is a beautiful country with a lot of holy places. I also like the country because it's clo... KAILASH KHER I feel like fans who like old Southern rock and country, and more lyric-driven songs in general, hav... CHARLES KELLEY The task of building, defending and strengthening your country lies with you SOTONYE ANGA If I wanted to be a pop singer, I would have done that 20 years ago. I love country music. CHELY WRIGHT Latin music has many international influences - pop, rock, country, Brazilian sounds, and alternativ... EDNITA NAZARIO Country's hip; it's cool music. RICKY SKAGGS I love being a part of country music. I love going out and... doing things for the first time for co... GARTH BROOKS We work a lot, and we have a lot of discipline because we are really tired that people know Colombia... MALUMA My definition of country music is really pretty simple. It's when someone sings about their life... TAYLOR SWIFT I just love the Corps. I love the brotherhood, the camaraderie. I thank anyone in uniform who serves... ROB RIGGLE I started to write a lot of ballads that were sultry and had a Norah Jones-for-country kind of feel.... LAURA BELL BUNDY There's a great enthusiasm for good country music all over the world. WILLIE NELSON I just like to compete. Cross country is a lot of fun. DAN PHILLIPS Country music is about new love and it's about old love. JEFF FOXWORTHY My favorite type of music to sing is country, and my favorite type of music to listen to is country. SCOTTY MCCREERY That's why we do this. In country music, we do this for this very reason... to impact people lyr... BRAD PAISLEY I draw inspiration from anything and everybody and that's what country music is to me... real li... DUSTIN LYNCH The Senate and the country need Senators of courage who are prepared to make their mark on history b... SENATOR JOHN KERRY I'm a big fan of gospel music, and you cannot be a fan of rock and roll, you cannot be a fan of ... PENN JILLETTE I've been a fan of old country music, like Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline. I think I'm drawn to ... SARAH MCLACHLAN This country isn't a melting pot. Think of this country as a stir fry. That's what this coun... JANE ELLIOTT I think with Sky and BBC Three and Channel 4, there are some great television platforms, and the sta... BRENDAN COYLE You know, every country needs another country to mock, and Australians seem to be pretty good at imp... CALLAN MCAULIFFE Guys, there's only one thing I hate more than bloggers who start sentences with 'guys' -... JILL SOLOWAY Country and western is the music of the devil. That's the real truth of the matter. My late Moth... RICK WAKEMAN Country music is still your grandpa's music, but it's also your daughter's music. It'... SHANIA TWAIN First of all, you must never speak of anything by its name -- in that country. So, if you see a tree... ALEISTER CROWLEY Three chords and the truth - that's what a country song is. WILLIE NELSON 'Need You Now' is a universal subject matter. It's something that not just country fans,... HILLARY SCOTT There's always room for your hard-core country songs, and that will always shine through, and I&... LUKE BRYAN I listen to a wide range of music, from country to pop to alternative rock, as well as Indian music.... SHREYA GHOSHAL It's devastating. That's the birthplace of the music of this country. That includes all the genres o... MARCUS BELGRAVE Unpatriotic corporations abandon our country and shift industries abroad, along with what is left of... RALPH NADER I would love to go back and help rebuild that country and help - you know, kind of like what's g... RAFAEL PALMEIRO I like to sing. I write music. Country songs. You have to if you're in Nashville. It's part ... JIM VARNEY I started rocking and rolling when Guns N' Roses came out. It wasn't until Garth Brooks came... CHRISTIAN KANE 'Easy Rider' was never a motorcycle movie to me. A lot of it was about politically what was ... DENNIS HOPPER
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