Shelby Lynne

“So it's the greatest compliment in the world when people want to hear you sing. That means it feels good to them, so I keep doing it.”

“You know, I'm trying to sometimes sit down and write some stories about my childhood and maybe one when I'm an old lady put them out like a book.”

“If you think too much about something, you're not feeling it.”

“I've pretty much run the circle of labels and dealing with that whole kind of battle, because you're the one creating the music, but you're not the final say. That's always been hard.”

“I can't tell you how freeing it is to have my own label. For the first time in my career, I have total control.”

“I can't stand too long of a record.”

“I insist on the truth. I surround myself with people who tell the truth.”

“I don't talk about my personal life. But the relationships I've had have usually been with other musicians. It's just easier that way.”

“I can't write about your pain; I only know my own.”

“I just don't conform very well.”

“It was hard to work and work and work and not get your music played on the radio.”

“It is so killer to collaborate with someone who gets what you're trying to say.”

“I feel like I've kind of gotten to a peaceful place in my heart.”

“I wanted to be a rock 'n' roll star. It defines life for me. It's all I've ever imagined for myself.”

“Well, I had a record deal since I was 18, and it got me where I am.”

“I like strength. I depend on my own.”

“It's time for artists to take their music back.”

“The only way to get ahead in the music business these days is to call up all your friends. To pool your resources.”

“What is happy? I think happy's in the moment. I don't think everybody can be happy all the time.”

“I don't like modern country music. It's not what I'm into, is all. I'm old-school.”