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Shania Twain brought a whole other fan base to country music with her sound, the way the videos were produced.

Country music is the people's music. It just speaks about real life and about truth and it tells things how they really are.

Country music fans are extremely supportive. Once they're with you, they're with you for life.

Country music is three chords and the truth.

Country fans need to support country music by buying albums and concert tickets for traditional artists or the music will just fade away. And that would be really sad.

There's a place for all types of country music as long as there is honesty and realness and a real human experience for the fans.

When I first came to Nashville, people hardly gave country music any respect. We lived in old cars and dirty hotels, and we ate when we could.

When I'd tell people I like country music they'd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country.

I was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music.

I've seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I'm proud I was there when it happened.

I think Charley Pride has been one of the best things to happen to country music, to prove it belongs to everybody.

Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards.

It means so much being a part of country music and the Opry.

I just love where I am right now in my career. I love country music. I don't ever feel restricted by the genre. I've been able to have a solid career that we've built one step at a time and a family. I know that I'm in a good place.

Country music belongs to America.

I got country music in me.

I don't limit my taste. There's some jazz that I like and there's some opera. I've been listening to what was essentially country music, but it crossed over to rock.

I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad.

I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.

If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country music.