"Before anything can start over, something that's been has to end. I'm ready to be a beginner, that's why I love winter." (Winter / Fred Wilhelm, Luke Sheets, Ryan Kinder)
"What was even more impressive was to sit down with this bunch and turn them loose to do the songs in whatever way fit their artistic vision. The fun part was we weren’t chasing the original recordings or arrangements or our versions." (Ronnie Dunn [Brooks & Dunn] / billboard.com, September 16, 2024)
"'Whirlwind' is another superior example of Wilson's ongoing collaboration with producer Jay Joyce, and how it generates grabbags of songs that sound completely diverse from track to track and yet all authentically country and certainly all utterly her." (Chris Willman / variety.com, 23. August 2024)
"BREAKING NEWS: New York journalist discovers new genre of music called "country" due to the release of Beyonce's new record "Cowboy Carter"." (Colby Acuff / X [former Twitter], March 30, 2024)
"... and then The Mocking Bird & The Crow, the one song where it transitions, he's playing the first half of that song and then he just walks off stage, gets to an SUV, rockstars over to the Roxy and then starts the Crow-portion. It's just gonna be epic." (Tracker Johnson, Manager Big Loud Records / via YouTube, January 12, 2024)
"Fine line between being free and being lonely. It's blood from a stone and stoned on Percocet. He don't believe in God but he's prayin', he'll find something worth sayin', in a new way no one's ever heard it said." (Poet’s Resumé / Lori McKenna, Josh Osborne, Scott Stepakoff)
"In January 1999, one month after he turned 14, Jason DeFord was baptized by full immersion at Whitsitt Chapel Baptist Church in Antioch, Tenn. By the end of that year, he was incarcerated for the first, but not the last, time." (Melinda Newman / billboard.com, Juni 1, 2023)
"Thank you to ... the musicians who played on this record, my goodness, y’all have helped me find what Bell Bottom Country even sounds like. I wrote 300 songs during the pandemic. A lot of folks have shared with me that this album has changed their life, but the truth is, writing these songs for this album saved mine." (Lainey Wilson / ACM Awards [Album of the Year], Mai 11, 2023)
"And the song starts with the mockingbird and it's about how I am from Mississippi, which the state bird is the mocking bird. Like I am a mockingbird and I repeat things that I have heard my whole life and that's part of my songwriter thing and who I am. Then the song slowly transitions into the crow which is the rock'n'roll character that flies its own path." (Hardy / Instagram, October 10, 2022)
"The Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam offers a truly unique experience for any festival-goer. Located in picturesque Panama City Beach FL, the salty scenery of the beaches offers attendees the ultimate vacation feeling. Fans have traveled from all over the world to attend this festival which hosts some of country music ‘s biggest stars. From the beach, charming local eateries and the music what more could you ask for?" (jonesaroundtheworld.com / The 30 Best Country Music Festivals in the U.S.A.)
"HARDY has never been just one thing; not just country, not just rock. Not just a songwriter, not just an artist. He’s a myriad talent with a gift for “synthesizing biography with imagination to create real storytelling” (Rolling Stone)". (hardyofficial.com / Oktober 10, 2022)
" At first glance this tiny community in south-central Colorado appears but a bump in the road. The northern gateway to the ancient San Luis Valley, Villa Grove is surrounded by national forests and massive peaks to the east. The town was founded by Civil War veterans in 1863 and became a lively stop for the area's narrow gauge railroad." (www.colorado.com/cities-and-towns/villa-grove)
"But it is our job as artists to sing about things that people are [sometimes] scared to talk about. Domestic abuse is a fragile subject, but I hope this song brings light to a situation that is more common than we’d like to admit. For the abusers, I hope this song haunts them. For the victims, I hope they know they’re not alone." (Lainey Wilson / tennessean.com, August 26, 2022)