Maren Morris Quotes

Maren Morris

Profession : Musician

Birth : April 10, 1990

I want to be as gracious and thankful as I can because it has been a long road.

Maren Morris

This never happens, but I was writing with my friend Ryan Hurd and Eric Arjes, and we wrote this song called 'Last Turn Home.' The next day, my publisher emailed it to Tim McGraw's label. He listened to it, and I think within the week, he went into the studio and recorded it. And that never happens.

Maren Morris

I remember thinking the Nineties were uncool: 'I landed in the generation where nothing happens.'

Maren Morris

I'm young, but I've been doing this a long time... There's obviously a lot of hard work that goes into it. It's a hard town. There's a lot of talent here. It's all about timing, too. I just feel like I finally found the right town and the right song.

Maren Morris

I have a Prius, but I'd love to have a white convertible like Richard Gere's in 'American Gigolo.'

Maren Morris

I love listening to the radio because there's something about that discovery, that platform, still being the main medium. And it is changing with streaming services, but I like to listen to what people are listening to and figure out why is this song so catchy.

Maren Morris

Enjoy every moment because it is so good and just a testament to all the work you've put in.

Maren Morris

Every time I've seen Sheryl Crow perform, it's like effortless perfection. She's so relaxed onstage, but she's really locked into the music and having fun. Vocally, I've always looked up to her.

Maren Morris

A really big thing I've learned - and I think it's so liberating - is when you realize no one knows what they're doing.

Maren Morris

I started to see this common theme with the songs that I was writing or co-writing, and it all had this really strong, independent point of view that I had subconsciously been craving from the music scene.

Maren Morris

Texas is really special in that we have our own music scene, our own music chart. It's almost a genre on its own. It feels like you can make a great living just touring the state because it's so big, but eventually, I wanted a new challenge.

Maren Morris

I'm not trying to dog any artist or genre, but to me, there is a lot of diversity missing from the radio. I miss turning the radio on and getting punched in the soul with a great lyric.

Maren Morris

The songwriting community in Nashville really is all about your talent. It's not about your image, and you have to be humble. You have to be kind. You have to have zero ego when you walk into that writing room.

Maren Morris

Don't forget to celebrate. When I was first coming up, everything was so serious - we were always rushing to get to the next thing - that we didn't take the time to say, 'Man, look what we did just now.'

Maren Morris

I'll just drive around if I'm stuck on something or have a case of writer's block.

Maren Morris

As a songwriter, I feel like, just for inspiration and research purposes, I have to listen to everything.

Maren Morris

As a touring musician over the last 15 years, before streaming and iPods, you had to listen to terrestrial radio wherever you were. That's always been my way of connecting to a location. Turn on the radio, search through the dial.

Maren Morris

It's a pipe dream, but for me, I've always wanted a Tesla. I would never have to go to a gas station.

Maren Morris

When you walk off the stage, I think the end point is that you enjoyed yourself. I get to say that almost every time - either I made a few new fans or something resonated.

Maren Morris

I feel like, genre-wise, the walls are coming down in Nashville. There are so many writers who have moved to town from all walks of life. There's this immense respect for country, but there are pop songwriters, R&B. Nashville has become sort of this go-to writing city for every genre.

Maren Morris