Maren Morris Quotes

Maren Morris

Profession : Musician

Birth : April 10, 1990

I've never been this loud personality. I don't dominate the room when I walk into it. I save that for stage.

Maren Morris

I think about all of the freaking talent shows I've tried out for in my life, and I'm so glad I didn't make any of them.

Maren Morris

I was rejected from 'American Idol' - and I'm happier for it now.

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'My Church' - that was really the tipping point of me going from songwriter to artist.

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My lyrics are more country - what I love is the storytelling and the structure, how tight the rhymes can be. But pop melodies have always been intrinsically linked to my writing style.

Maren Morris

It's funny to think that at 22 years old, I was really burned out from being on the road for 10 years.

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Definitely scatterbrained. I internalize a lot of thoughts, and sometimes it seems like I'm not listening or totally zoned out, but I'm always on a loop of ideas and song titles. I'm definitely kind of a space cadet, but I'm very laid back.

Maren Morris

A lot of new artists sign their deal and then go into a development stage for a year or two or sometimes never get out of it. For me, because I had been a working songwriter in town, I had a collection of songs that I was ready to make into an album. At the time, I didn't realize it was becoming an album, but it was.

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I love, love songs, but sometimes it's okay to just be young and talk about something other than getting married or falling in love.

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There are so many fun things that you live that you can write about and people of all ages can connect to.

Maren Morris

I always go back to old vinyl albums I loved, and that's sort of the aim I had with 'Hero' - just to make it look classic and feel like me, but also timeless in a way.

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I always get less nervous when we get into rehearsals because it just gives me a better idea of how it's gonna go.

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I did choir, soccer, some theater. The only weird thing about my life was that I was playing honky-tonks on the weekends.

Maren Morris

When it comes to best new artist or album or song of the year, yeah, it's very rare that you see someone in country win one of those. It's a very strong genre, and it's got roots so deep in our culture. I think the pool of voters listen more to pop and R&B and hip-hop. Those seem to be the major contenders.

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Fine arts education in public schools is really abysmal. The same emphasis should be put on music, theater, dance - anything creative - that's put on math and science.

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I love pop music, I love country music.

Maren Morris

As a songwriter, I listen to everything to be inspired... from Rihanna to Bruno Mars to Springsteen to Johnny Cash.

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I thought there was a glitch when they told me that in two or three weeks 'My Church' hit a million streams.

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I hope there is a place for me in the country landscape, but I'm not too precious about it, either.

Maren Morris

I missed being onstage behind the microphone. After a while, it was hard to hear another voice singing my lyrics.

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