A biography for Gabby Barretthasn’t been written yet.
“I was influenced by gospel and Christian music from a very young age.”
“I've always loved R&B. That love seemed to start in church. But then I saw Carrie Underwood on American Idol, and I fell in love with country. Heck, I loved the hair bands of the '80s too, so I have always loved country and rock 'n' roll.”
“When people ask me about Cade, how he's doing or how we're doing, I always end up saying, 'Oh he's great, he's a keeper, he's a good one.'”
“If you're going to compare me to somebody and it's going to be Carrie Underwood, I will absolutely take that as a compliment.”
“I wasn't in any super duper serious relationships growing up, but yeah, I know what that heartbreak feels like.”
“The judges have been so supportive and amazing even after 'Idol.'”
“If I had to define my style, I'd say edgy sleek.”
“Something a lot of people don't know about me is I sucked my thumb until I was in like eighth grade. It's cause, when I was a baby, I sucked my thumb and I guess my mom and dad never weaned me off of that, because they thought it was cute. And then it's like an addiction. That's your security blanket.”
“I think being married and in love and all of that changed how I write songs and what I want to sing about and the type of songs that I like.”
“There were a lot of challenges I had to face on 'American Idol' that helped me grow in a few different ways that I'll take forever with my career.”
“I naturally gravitated first to R&B and pop: Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle.”
“I'm very fortunate that R&B was where I first kind of learned my root in singing. I was able to do more with my voice and find it at an early age and then transform that into country as well.”
“From a very young age, my main thing was always entertaining.”
“Pinterest is awesome. You can get so many wonderful ideas.”
“I am very close with the whole cast; the Top 5 of us from 'Idol' are still super close, especially Cade and me. Wink wink.”
“I think it's really cool when any of your songs play on the radio for the first time.”
“I wanted to put in the time and the work, because eventually it pays off in a good way.”
“I'm not the kind of person who walks in a room and is just like, 'Hi everybody!' I'm more somebody who is quiet and who isn't good at starting conversations.”
“Country radio has been extremely good to me, which I am extremely grateful for and and means a bunch. But there is room for many other people.”
“That's how I want to be with stuff: I always want to be in country music, first and foremost, forever.”