Ashley McBryde

When I was growing up, radio DJs were celebrities, not just the people singing the songs. ”

I'm little. I'm pale. I'm not strong. But bad things are scared of me. I think it's because my dad was a preacher growing up, and I was raised in the Church of Christ. ”

Growing up, the Opry was my Hollywood. ”

I was lucky to grow up in the '90s, when we had just as many strong female artists as male artists. That's a world I would like to live in again. ”

As I got a little older, I discovered Lori McKenna and Patty Griffin and found out how many other tools we have as songwriters, that there's storytelling and there's ear candy, and that there is a place where they meet, too, and both of those women are really good at doing that. ”

It's humbling when people sing back to you! ”

Sometimes choosing to leave a mistake on a track is way cooler than going back and nailing it. ”

That's what you do with the worst day ever: you flip it on its back. ”

I've been in T- shirts and jeans since I was a kid. I don't have to show you a bunch of my skin for you to listen to my songs. ”

Your fame and your success moves much more rapidly than your ability to fund it. ”