Maren Morris

I love, love songs, but sometimes it's okay to just be young and talk about something other than getting married or falling in love.

My lyrics are more country - what I love is the storytelling and the structure, how tight the rhymes can be. But pop melodies have always been intrinsically linked to my writing style.

I've written some really good songs that I love hungover because I wasn't overthinking it.

I love love songs, but sometimes it's okay to just be young and talk about something other than getting married or falling in love. There are so many fun things that you live that you can write about and people of all ages can connect to.

I didn't grow up around a lot of souped-up automobiles. I love my Prius.

I've always had an ear for melodies, and they veer pop. My lyrics are more country - what I love is the storytelling and the structure, how tight the rhymes can be. But pop melodies have always been intrinsically linked to my writing style.

I've learned how to be a better performer on stage and interact with the fans, make it feel like a collective experience more than just me singing songs on a stage and feeling really detached.

I feel like, genre-wise, the walls are coming down in Nashville. There are so many writers who have moved to town from all walks of life. There's this immense respect for country, but there are pop songwriters, R&B. Nashville has become sort of this go-to writing city for every genre.

At my shows, I've been fortunate to see every walk of life.

I did choir, soccer, some theater. The only weird thing about my life was that I was playing honky-tonks on the weekends.

I think about all of the freaking talent shows I've tried out for in my life, and I'm so glad I didn't make any of them.

Texas is really special in that we have our own music scene, our own music chart. It's almost a genre on its own. It feels like you can make a great living just touring the state because it's so big, but eventually, I wanted a new challenge.