“You know, I just don't believe that art is supposed to make sense. I r...” — Shelby Lynne Quote

You know, I just don't believe that art is supposed to make sense. I really don't think it's supposed to be analyzed to death. It's left to the listener or looker to get what they can get from it.

It is so killer to collaborate with someone who gets what you're trying to say.

I was an opening act for 10 years.

I insist on the truth. I surround myself with people who tell the truth.

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.

I look for songs that the listener, when they hear it, they believe what I'm singing about, that I know what I'm singing about. That's my whole deal. I try to choose songs that a male or a female can perform and relate to.

Music has been there for me. Whether good or bad, it's the way that I process experience. As a listener and as a writer.

I love what I do. I love getting to talk with these people, and I feel like I'm learning something every day. You also have to be a really good listener, which I think is an underestimated skill.

I feel like I'm a good listener.

I can't imagine how people will react to my music. For me, it's a really fluid process from one record to the next, but it's really up to the listener.