“People send me songs all the time that are literally no-brainer hits.....” — Kelsea Ballerini Quote

“People send me songs all the time that are literally no-brainer hits... but for me, I'm an artist because I'm a writer.”

“I've always been drawn to the message of 'Be yourself. Love yourself.' I need to be reminded of that all time.”

“I love having that conversation with someone I've never met before who's enjoying something that I wrote and being able to connect and share that.”

“I was raised on a farm in East Tennessee, and my first concert was Britney Spears. It's my job as a country music artist to be honest about that.”

“You really do have to be different. You really do have to set yourself apart.”

“I've never been scared, but I'm very naive.”

“I'd love to be an artist always, but if no one wants me, I'd love to write songs for other people, be a manager, nurture new talent.”

“The whole 'serious artist' thing is very damaging. The powers that be will steer you towards your own demise. One thing I've learned is that it's not very glamourous, and my problems are no different from anybody else's.”

“Revolution is Tupac showing a young artist that he can scribble in a notebook and it's worth a lot.”

“The people, the culture... there's so much magic in Colombia, so I feel like being a kid, being able to have that, being able to also call Colombia my home, it was such an important part of my introduction as an artist, too, because it's such a big part of my life as a human being.”

“I never wanted to be a solo artist.”

“I've decided to do what I want to do in life and follow my own path as an artist, so I've decided not to participate in any sort of nostalgia in which I'm marginalized as a pop icon of yesteryear.”