Miranda Lambert
Yeah, my dad bought me a guitar when I was like 10, and I didn't really want it then.
I'm not a girl anymore.
I think I find new idols every day - someone that says something really inspiring, is successful, has character.
I'm wide open and raw emotionally to the crowd.
I love cover songs, but I always mess up the words!
I really feel every word to every song a lot more than I have in the past.
Country music has always sort of been country music.
People naturally change a lot during their 20s, so my songs reflect that progression.
I really love jeans.
I guess if you don't jump, you'll never know if you can fly.Collection: Flying
I think [“Shake It Off”] is awesome! It sticks in your head. I heard it one time and I was, like, singing it all day long! Of course she's gonna go and do a pop record if she wants to. She's an amazing writer so if she comes back tomorrow and says 'I'm gonna make a country record now', we'll listen to that and buy it too! I mean, it doesn't matter. I'm just proud of her for doing whatever art she wants to do; it's gonna be successful it's Taylor Swift! I have a lot of her material on my iPod and I bought the new single. I'm a supporter of hers.Collection: Country
It takes strength to show vulnerability.Collection: Shows
My mom was always saying: 'Be whatever you want to be, but stick with it. Don't waver. Don't change who you are for anybody.Collection: Mom
Somehow I always get stronger when I'm on my second drinkCollection: Stronger
I think being a Texan - we sort of have that extra fire in us as a breed. I just felt like from day one I had something to say and I wanted to make sure people heard me, and it's worked.Collection: Thinking
I think the unconditional love you get from an animal, especially a dog, is better than anything else.Collection: Dog
I live on hairspray. The bigger the hair, the closer to God.Collection: Hair
When I got a record deal I said, 'I'm only wearing jeans. I'm not wearing frilly dresses.' Dancing around in sequins is just not who I am. I wanted to be heard, not seen.Collection: Who I Am
Be confident and comfortable with yourself. If you know us, we are definitely not shy, and never try to be anything we are not. No matter what anyone tells you, you are perfect, just the way you are.Collection: Perfect
When your roots grow out and things go south, go back to the salonCollection: Roots
Really skinny actresses make me hungry. I see them and think, 'Honey, you need to eat!'Collection: Thinking
My music is about being strong, even in your vulnerabilityCollection: Strong
You leave home, you move on and you do the best you can. I got lost in this whole world and forgot who I am.Collection: Moving
Is it guilty in here or is it just me?Collection: Guilty
I definitely still have ... angst but I also wrote some songs that say it's okay to love, now. I'm happy in my life, and it's a bit easier to write happy songs when you are actually happy.Collection: Song
I used to play for 200 people and now I'm selling out places that hold 16,000 people. It's a big change, and it's so cool to see people out there screaming the words to songs that I wrote. It just really reassures me that what I'm doing is working, and it really boosts my confidence, as far as on stage as a performer and a writer.Collection: Song
I have my views and obviously my music has connotations that lean toward what I believe, but I've learned through other artists' mistakes that I'm never going to use my career as a platform for politics, especially at shows. People come to hear music. It's my job to entertain them, and it's my escape too.Collection: Jobs
We write so many songs, it is difficult to narrow them down.Collection: Song
I literally wouldn't have dreamed of it in a million years that I'm going to be standing there with George (Strait) and Garth and Kenny (Chesney) and Reba (McEntire) and Brooks & Dunn. I don't really have any clue what I'm actually doing with those people because I feel like I'm still just getting started and I've seen them all in concert and they're all my heroes.Collection: Hero
Miranda Lambert! She not only has amazing music, but she is an awesome role model for females and rescues lots of animals!Collection: Animal
I carry a weapon. I got a death threat a few years ago and was really scared. But I don't want bodyguards. I am my own security.Collection: Gun
I don't really do acting. I've done a little bit - enough to know I'll stick to what I know. Music is my thing.Collection: Acting
I feel like if you turn on country radio, you will find something you'll love because it's so diverse.And that's a great thing.Collection: Country
If you are a young girl who wants to be a country singer, just don't try to do it too early. Be a high school kid, be a cheerleader, do your thing. And also, just know who you are; know what you want to say and stick with it throughout.Collection: Girl
I want to look my best, but I'm not a model. I'm not an actress. I'm representing normal girls. It's OK to have a little bit of curve. I'm happy with my body. So many girls come up to me and say, "Thank you for being normal," and I'm proud of that.Collection: Girl
Country music fans are extremely passionate and loyal. It seems that country artists have longer-lasting careers because the fans stick with the artists through thick and thin.Collection: Country
I don't know where "bro country" came from or what it really means, but a lot of those guys are my buddies and I support their music. Within country there are lots of styles: stone-cold country, like Brandy Clark, and there's Florida Georgia Line with what they do, which is completely different and bringing a whole new audience. There's room for everyone.Collection: Music
Country music is different because we [musicians] are all actually happy for each other. We're all friends. It's a little family. So if you don't win [an award], usually one of your friends does. So it's kind of a cool thing. I think it's the only genre of music to have that camaraderie.Collection: Country
I think the more emotional you are, the better. I'm sort of writing [songs] as I go and I can never tell how it's going to be or how it's going to feel until I get into the studio. But I definitely think it will. I probably can't help but have the emotions in my voice.Collection: Song
There's room for everyone. There's room for pop country, for 'rock & roll' country, for stone-cold country, and everything in-between. Great music is great music.Collection: Country
I have my own little sense of style. As far as image goes today for a new artist, you'll find that fashion is really important. I wouldn't want to show up for a performance in something that is absolutely the opposite of who I am as an artist.Collection: Fashion
I don’t care about being stick-thin. I don’t want stuff to jiggle. Really skinny actresses make me hungry — I see them and think 'Honey, you need to eat!' I’m lucky I don’t have to live like that. I feel my best when I’m a toned, not flabby, size 8. Women come up to me and say, ‘You’re beautiful and confident, and that makes me feel I can be, too.’Collection: Beautiful
There's just a lot of really, really great male artists right now, and it's good, too. And there's so many different influences in country right now, too, like hip-hop and rock 'n' roll and some blues. So I feel like if you turn on country radio, you will find something you'll love because it's so diverse right now. And that's a great thing.Collection: Country
Texas people are really strong in their roots. I started writing and playing guitar at 17. I've always loved music, and my dad is a singer-songwriter.Collection: Strong
Platinum is a lot of things: it's hair, it's diamonds and platinumCollection: Hair
My mom was never afraid to say, 'I'm sorry. I screwed up.' I feel like that's an important lesson.Collection: Mom
I'm giving up on love cause love's given up on me.Collection: Giving Up
So you treat your love like a firefly, like it only gets to shine for a little while. Catch it in a mason jar, with holes in the top, and run like hell to show it off.Collection: Running
When you live with someone on the bus, for four days a week, you really have to get along.Collection: Four