104 Quotes by Shelby Lynne

It’s taken me years to embrace the softer elements of who I am and let that shine some.

I wasn’t encouraged to write just stand there and sing and I never thought I was a writer. I always figured if I couldn’t write something as good as “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” then what’s the point?

I can’t stand too long of a record.

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

I still believe in the old-school show thing no frills, no fancy equipment just a guitar and some amps and some drums, and throw it out there and do it the best you can in a live sense, because it’s easy to make records. But the live show is where you really show if you’ve got the balls to do it.

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.

What is happy? I think happy’s in the moment. I don’t think everybody can be happy all the time.

My band can tell you, I’d rather do anything than rehearse.

I wanted to be a rock ‘n’ roll star. It defines life for me. It’s all I’ve ever imagined for myself.