#th

Nothing is more idealistic than a journalist on the defensive. ↗

— Melvin Maddocks

#idealistic #journalist #more #nothing #than

I think a lot of people think that my parents' deaths is why I write such sad songs, but that's not true. Those songs may just be the woman I am. ↗

— Shelby Lynne

#deaths #i #i am #i think #i write

I was raised in South Alabama in the woods, y'know? I'm country. ↗

— Shelby Lynne

#country #i #i was raised #know #raised

I'd like to thank my parents for always stressing, be an individual. ↗

— Shelby Lynne

#i #individual #like #parents #stressing

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

— Shelby Lynne

#feeling #much #something #think #too

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

— Shelby Lynne

#back #music #take #their #time

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. ↗

— Shelby Lynne

#doing #feels #good #greatest #hear

Sometimes a song that didn't make one record will stay in my head for so long and just won't go away. I take that as a hint to keep 'em close and not forget about them. ↗

— Shelby Lynne

#away #close #forget #go #go away

Sure I got a mouth on me. ↗

— Shelby Lynne

#i #me #mouth #sure

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