Well, more than me saying to the rest of the country music industry there is not enough traditional country music - that is not necessarily the statement in truth. I think more so that I, me, missed it more than anything else.
And I like music, too, I like playing music.
God-dang-it, country music is my heart.
I listen to Christian music.
I prefer black music in general.
I got country music in me.
People listen to music the way they want to listen to music.
I'm kind of a pop balladeer because I love the art of storytelling. I call myself 'HBO for the ears'; I sing little movies.
I find pop art really offensive because it's taking a piece of popular culture and putting it somewhere where people can't see it.
Growing up, I thought I was going to be Madonna. I wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to dance and sing.
In Edinburgh, there was a lovely little Episcopalian Church of Scotland church on my way to the theater, so I used to pop in there and soak up the atmosphere.
I have my diehard R&B fans on one side of the spectrum and my diehard pop and dance fans on the other side of the spectrum.
We're not like pop musicians who have to perform the same top ten tunes every night of a tour.
I think the pop industry is still a young man's game.
I was such a massive fan of all the '60s pop bands, but if I had to single out one band, it would definitely be The Beatles.
I think the sheer number of pop stars has kind of drowned out, somewhat, our interest. We're just submerged.
I think of myself as a performance artist. I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
I've tried to have a regular haircut, but it just pops back up again, so this is the way it's going to be.
I did the rock 'n roll-pop cliche of getting burnt out. I'm not the first person that happened to, and I'm sure I won't be the last.
Chrissie Hynde is the blueprint for any teenage pop star wannabe looking to have some real cred.
When the audition for 'Cats' came up, even though I'd been making pop records, it felt like something I was attracted to.
