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" I love vintage cowboy boots, and some days I'm into platform stilettos encrusted in jewels. It's really all over the place. "
Kacey Musgraves
Days
Boots
Place
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" Loretta Lynn was one of those ladies a long time ago that opened a lot of doors and paved the way for a lot of ballsy singer-songwriters who weren't just cute. "
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" A label's typical plan would be to put something out that's safer and get fans, and then push buttons, but my idea is to push buttons first, scare off the people who are gonna be scared off, and then the right people will like you for who you really are, and stay with you. "
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" It's weird, because the ideas in my songs aren't controversial to me. I feel like I should be able to sing about anything. "
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" When something comes to my brain, I don't ignore it. You never know what it's going to turn into. "
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" 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. "
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" A lot of times, I'm singing things that are observational and am definitely including myself. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" I'm just observing. I don't ever want people to think I'm preaching at them or wearing them out. "
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" 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. "
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" I do try to shop online and support people who hand-make their stuff, and because you can find stuff that nobody else has. "
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Find
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" My personal style is a big mix. A lot of it's pretty vintage. I love vintage looks. I'm obsessed with the mid '60s era, even '70s, it was a good era for clothes, hair, music, and cars. "
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" 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? "
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" I didn't necessarily grow up in a trailer park, but there is a brief part of that in my life. So I can make fun of it a little bit. I'm not too much of an outsider, where I'm just making fun of someone. "
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" 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. "
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Say
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" 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. "
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Together
Long
" 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. "
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