A biography for Maren Morrishasn’t been written yet.
“I think if you listen to my album, you could probably gather that I am not the most gung-ho conservative-ideology-leaning person.”
“I don't want to get political here, but everything I've heard out of Donald Trump is definitely, um, shocking. The fact that he's got women fans is very alarming to me, because some of the stuff that has come out of his mouth is just so awful.”
“To turn the radio on and hear so much more diversity, it's so refreshing. That voice that cuts through what you've been hearing, it's inspiring.”
“I did choir, soccer, some theater. The only weird thing about my life was that I was playing honky-tonks on the weekends.”
“The songs will come as they come, and I'm excited because I haven't gotten to be really creative in a while. I'm excited to get back and do what I do and just write a song.”
“I always get less nervous when we get into rehearsals because it just gives me a better idea of how it's gonna go.”
“Ever since the Dixie Chicks, the female perspective on country radio has been love songs. I love love songs, but we do have more to talk about, so it's nice that other perspectives are coming back.”
“'Mr. Misunderstood' - that whole album is incredible and just has amazing songwriting.”
“I care about women's rights and reproductive rights and my gay friends being able to keep their marriages official. You don't want your genre to disown you for it - and I don't think they would now - but you still see that sort of hatred and vitriol that comes with disagreeing with the conservative agenda.”
“I'm not trying to dog any artist or genre, but to me, there is a lot of diversity missing from the radio. I miss turning the radio on and getting punched in the soul with a great lyric.”
“My songs have some street talk in them, but that's the way I talk and the way a lot of people I know talk.”
“My scope on what's good is if I like it. The first person I have to please is myself.”
“I missed being onstage behind the microphone. After a while, it was hard to hear another voice singing my lyrics.”
“I internalize a lot of thoughts, and sometimes it seems like I'm not listening or totally zoned out, but I'm always on a loop of ideas and song titles. I'm definitely kind of a space cadet, but I'm very laid back.”
“Fine arts education in public schools is really abysmal. The same emphasis should be put on music, theater, dance - anything creative - that's put on math and science.”
“I'm just getting back into my songwriting groove. It's still pretty early. But I don't want to make 'Hero 2.' It's going to be different.”
“I've never been this loud personality. I don't dominate the room when I walk into it. I save that for stage.”
“Definitely scatterbrained. I internalize a lot of thoughts, and sometimes it seems like I'm not listening or totally zoned out, but I'm always on a loop of ideas and song titles. I'm definitely kind of a space cadet, but I'm very laid back.”
“There are the aesthetic pressures for a woman to be pretty and sexy, but not sexual or have desires beyond winning a guy's affections.”
“I think about the people that I've seen change because they believed in their own hype. I just never want that to happen to me.”