Maren Morris

“I love, love songs, but sometimes it's okay to just be young and talk about something other than getting married or falling in love.”

“I love all types of music, and I think the genre lines are starting to get thinner every year.”

“I thought there was a glitch when they told me that in two or three weeks 'My Church' hit a million streams.”

“I have a Prius, but I'd love to have a white convertible like Richard Gere's in 'American Gigolo.'”

“At my shows, I've been fortunate to see every walk of life.”

“There's no grace period between album one and album two.”

“I'm a control freak, even though I can be scatterbrained off stage. The only way I can have fun is if I know where everything is.”

“It's a pipe dream, but for me, I've always wanted a Tesla. I would never have to go to a gas station.”

“I just love when girls rock short hair, because they can't hide behind anything. I feel more empowered with short hair.”

“If I had been thrown out into a radio tour when I was 18, or 17, and given a record deal, I don't think... it would have been a total nightmare.”

“I hope there is a place for me in the country landscape, but I'm not too precious about it, either.”

“I remember thinking the Nineties were uncool: 'I landed in the generation where nothing happens.'”

“I was rejected from 'American Idol' - and I'm happier for it now.”

“I don't know if there's something in the water in Texas, but there's a lot of us really ballsy women that have something to say.”

“That's the whole point is just to bring people together in a really positive way and laugh together and cry together and just be connected through a simple thing of a few chords.”

“It's funny to think that at 22 years old, I was really burned out from being on the road for 10 years.”

“It's hard to say exactly when it all started or what show it was, but I started touring when I was 11. I played all over Dallas and Fort Worth, and eventually I was touring the whole state.”

“I've always had an ear for melodies, and they veer pop. My lyrics are more country - what I love is the storytelling and the structure, how tight the rhymes can be. But pop melodies have always been intrinsically linked to my writing style.”

“The support I've had from home has made it so much more fun to put music out.”

“Being on the stage is the one place I don't get nervous. Before the show is another story, but once I'm up there, and the first chord hits, I go to this other place. It's like a dream land.”