Carly Pearce

“I got to see all of the west coast, which is so beautiful and so different from Kentucky. I also got to see a lot of the northeast during the snowy season. I had never experienced anything like that or temperatures like that. In 2017, I saw 47 states.”

“As artists, we can't do what we do without Country Radio.”

“My grandparents were very, very close with me. I was the only grandchild.”

“I love checking out new cities when I'm on tour - it's fun and eye-opening. I always look for cute cafes and good shopping.”

“Everything has changed in my professional life; I get to live every dream - and more - that I ever wanted as a little girl, and as a teenager.”

“I didn't know what 'Every Little Thing' was going to do.”

“I like to exfoliate three times a week.”

“I do have fun, and I'm sassy.”

“I grew up loving that female '90s country sound - which so much of that were those undeniable girl anthems.”

“I had plenty of people pass on 'Every Little Thing.'”

“I'm passionate about running and staying fit - both mentally and physically - and it's no secret that I love my Garmin watches.”

“I would say Alison Krauss was a big influence. Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill. I loved, growing up, female voices with a lot of texture and a lot of character to their voices.”

“I spent so many years acting as my own booking agent and manager, just to get out there and play shows. You have to show you really want it.”

“My mom and I are really close, and I'm an only child.”

“When we wrote 'Next Girl,' I was like, 'Wait a minute, this is what I always wanted to do.'”

“It's crazy out on the road and you really have to take care of your body to make it through.”

“I, for a long time, was my own tour manager.”

“I've never known a day of my life that I didn't want to sing country music. I really did always know that it was my destiny.”

“Sometimes in the arenas it's hard to really feel that human connection just because you are so removed and so much further away from the crowd.”

“I used to travel around and dream of being Sonya Isaacs of the Isaacs family.”