Click the bullet after each quote to visit the source. [Taylor Swift brings in] a huge group of people who are gay, and loud and proud about it, and that hasn’t been catered to yet. Not that I just want to cater to it. I just want to show them some love. Why can’t we talk about you? You’re a real person, you’re in a real relationship, and I’m tired of people acting like it’s not, just because of their religious beliefs. It’s not fair. ● - - Kacey Musgraves. Recognizing … [Read more...]

Click the bullet after each quote to visit the source. We’re in an industry where it’s 999 nos for every one yes. They say you have to develop a thick skin. We all develop ways to pretend we have a thick skin. I mean, I’ve been doing this for longer than 30 years. I sent a batch of songs the other day to the powers-that-be, and I didn’t get a response. I’m heartbroken. It’s like, “I guess I suck.” You never develop a thick skin. ● - - Gary Burr, hit songwriter and one-third … [Read more...]

Click the bullet after each quote to visit the source. Q: Is it ever tough for you to write so honestly? A: Now it's actually harder not to. Once you get everything out of your head about what everybody else is going to think, will radio play it -- and I hope they do, I really do -- once you shed all of that and just be who you are, that's who I am. That's taken a lot of growing up. I've come into myself musically and as a woman and I hope to keep growing. If you don't grow, you die. ● - … [Read more...]