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" Certain kinds of people will always have an issue with my music. But that's fine; it's OK. I don't want to be the McDonald's of music. I don't want to not turn anyone off. If you were everybody's cup of tea, you'd probably be boring. "

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" I used to love, and I still do, Lee Ann Womack. And Alison Krauss. I mean, how many Grammys does she have? She's just remained solid and true and great, and I respect that. "

Kacey Musgraves

Mean

Great

Love

" Too many people focus on writing what they think they should write, what should be in a song, what radio would want. "

" I love Lee Ann Womack and John Prine. That's kind of my ideal cross point. If I can sing it like Lee Ann would and say it like John would, then I feel like I've gotten somewhere. "

Kacey Musgraves

Say

Love

" Look at Loretta Lynn. Look at Jeannie C. Rily singing 'Harper Valley PTA' and Tammy Wynette singing about divorce. They were ahead of their times in a lot of ways. "

" Lee Ann Womack is from near where I grew up in East Texas, so I've always looked up to her. I sang a lot of Dolly Parton as a kid and a lot of traditional western swing, like Patsy Cline and Roy Rogers. "

" When I was nine, I was singing western swing: Roy Rogers and Patsy Cline. It got me noticed because no one my age was doing it, but it made me feel inferior because none of my friends could relate to it. "

Kacey Musgraves

Feel

Singing

" When I started out, I wanted to be the kind of artist who could play the CMA Music Festival and then turn around and play Bonnaroo, and I've managed to do both. "

" When something comes to my brain, I don't ignore it. You never know what it's going to turn into. "

" You can't beat Freddie Mercury. He was a mad man in the best sense possible. "

" I always draw from things around me that people around me have gone through... The story that could be taken really literally is not from my life exactly. But bits and pieces are, and the sentiment behind it is. "

" I love vintage cowboy boots, and some days I'm into platform stilettos encrusted in jewels. It's really all over the place. "

" I had a blast on tour with Little Big Town. We got to play some beautiful rooms around the country - some really amazing old theaters. And it was just cool to see a band that's been together for so long. "

" A lot of times, I'm singing things that are observational and am definitely including myself. "

" I think if you're everyone's cup of tea, that probably means you're a little bit boring, or you're not pushing yourself. Creativity happens where it's dangerous and scary: where you're not comfortable. "

" I'd rather have 100,000 people who really get what I'm doing and like it for what it is than a million who can take it or leave it. "

Kacey Musgraves

Leave

Doing

" I needed to really pursue music and learn what I needed to learn on my own by getting in and doing it, not by reading a book about it. "

" I see my fans as music lovers. I really love that. There's no age group or demographic. It's people of all ages and backgrounds. Country people and non-country people. I wanted to make music across the board. "

" I do try to shop online and support people who hand-make their stuff, and because you can find stuff that nobody else has. "

" I like when people have Western style, but it's throwback Seventies-ish. I like pearlsnap shirts and a bow-tie like the KFC man. "

" I did tennis for a while, and I was actually on the volleyball team for a minute. "

" I'm all about small towns. I think it's a great place to grow up. "

Kacey Musgraves

Great

Place

" I love words. They're fun. I don't think any word can just be filler. There's no room for it. It's like a puzzle. Every song can be written a million times. How can you say it differently? "

" Fame freaks me out. Do you just wake up different? I don't know how to scale it back if it gets too crazy. "

Kacey Musgraves

Wake Up

You

" My fans are pretty spot-on with their gifts. This girl that was super into baking had made this entire batch of cookies - there were one with a dandelion on it, one with a trailer, and some had my face. "

" I wouldn't ever do a radio edit because I feel like it would totally go against the point of 'Follow Your Arrow.' I just think you're going to like it or not like it. "

Kacey Musgraves

Think

Radio

" My parents have always had a great sense of humor. And I really appreciate good humor in songs, witty lyrics that sneak up on you and then you listen again, and say: 'That's so funny.' John Prine's songs have always had this really witty tone. "

" Of course I get angry, but I want to use my brain a little bit and not just smash things. "

" If the lyrics are something new, then maybe I want to give it a more traditional form, or the other way around, but not have all one or the other. "

Kacey Musgraves

Give

Want

" I don't push buttons to push buttons. Throwing the rebel card out there is really cheap. "

" I'm just observing. I don't ever want people to think I'm preaching at them or wearing them out. "