“I loved all kinds of Bluegrass music. Sonya Isaacs was a big influence...” — Carly Pearce Quote

I loved all kinds of Bluegrass music. Sonya Isaacs was a big influence; she's a Bluegrass Gospel singer, but she's also done a lot in the Country world just from backup and songwriter and as an artist. Also, the Dixie Chicks were a big influence. Just all of those 90s and early 2000s Country voices.

My mom and I are really close, and I'm an only child.

I'm such a fan of talented people and especially women and I feel like getting to collaborate is one of the most fun things we get to do as artists.

A lot of executives simply told me that my sound was dated and wouldn't work, kind of telling me essentially to go away, that my music would never work in that 'bro-country' world. It broke my heart at times, but I also believed strongly in the music.

Backup dancers are completely respectable. They're the studio musicians of dance.

I like to write from scratch most of the time, but I like to have a backup plan just in case.

Occasionally, a young catcher is born with a backup's soul. Bob Montgomery was on the Red Sox opening day roster for the entire 1970s, yet he never had more than 254 at-bats in a season.

Different players play you different ways. Some players might be slow-footed so they got to backup. Some players might push you up. You've got to have a go-to that's a mix for both of them.

I used to want to be a backup singer. Not a lead singer, because I really can't sing.