#music

Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards. ↗

— Loretta Lynn

#awards #cleaned #conway #country #country music

When I first came to Nashville, people hardly gave country music any respect. We lived in old cars and dirty hotels, and we ate when we could. ↗

— Loretta Lynn

#ate #came #cars #could #country

When I'd tell people I like country music they'd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country. ↗

— Loretta Lynn

#country #country music #faces #get #i

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. ↗

— Shelby Lynne

#been #easier #had #i #just

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. ↗

— Shelby Lynne

#battle #because #been #circle #creating

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

— Shelby Lynne

#hard #music #our music #played #radio

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

— Shelby Lynne

#back #music #take #their #time

That's what I so admired about Johnny Cash and June Carter. Their music wasn't a big influence on me. It was their character, their individual styles, what they were like as people. They weren't afraid to stick out. ↗

— Shelby Lynne

#admired #afraid #big #big influence #carter

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

— Shelby Lynne

#business #call #days #friends #get

Music is meant to be a beautiful thing. ↗

— Chuck Mangione

#beautiful thing #meant #meant to be #music #thing