Opry Quotes

Winning the ACM, winning the CMA, my first time on the Opry and having Grammy nominations were all a big deal to me.

My first professional job was actually at a place called Opryland U.S.A., which no longer exists, but I've been performing since I was a kid.

When you go to the Opry for a show or hear it on the radio, you get the whole circle of country music.

Country music is always changing but the Opry is always there to serve as a lighthouse for what country music really is. The past, present and future is all encompassed by not only the physical structure of the building but also the radio show.

Country music is just country. It's going to shift around a little bit, doing some different instrumentations, different production styles. But it will always come back to what you heard at the Opry. Nobody wants it to change.