You have to focus hard on recording songs that you believe in.
— Trisha Yearwood
Garth Fundis is a song guy. He is in it for the right reasons; he's about the music. He doesn't ever try to talk you into recording something that you shouldn't. He gets it.
Music, from the time I was probably about five years old, was my obsession. I was going to say 'passion,' but I really was obsessed; I really didn't want to do anything else.
I never dreamed that they would ask me to do a TV show. I'm the most surprised person of all.
I really like Miranda Lambert. She has a great voice.
It's always a balance, and sometimes I'm on the good side of that scale, and sometimes I'm on the bad side.
I get satisfaction out of making a meal for people that I love and having them enjoy it. But there's not really anything in my life that I do that's just for me that feeds my soul like music does.
Get your education, and if you see small opportunities, take them. Each one could be a stepping stone to something bigger.
I'm 47, You learn life is short and it's not worth doing something if you don't enjoy it.
Standing behind a kitchen counter telling people about what ingredients to put in a pot didn't feel right.
And one of the reasons that I wrote the cook books was so that I could be at home more than being on the road.
I like a gooey cookie.
I love potatoes - they're my favorite food.
My upbringing did not create a healthy affection for confrontation. I'd love it if everyone always got along, and nothing ever got tense.
When I made my first album, there was no indication that anybody other than my parents were going to buy it.
I want to sing because I want to sing.
What's meant to be will always find a way.
I never want to record something that I'm not proud of just because I think it might be a big hit. There's no positive about that because if you record a song you hate and it's a big hit, then you're singing a song every night that you hate. And if you record a song that you hate and it isn't a hit, then you sold out for no reason.
I was very dramatic - very, like, 'It's never going to happen. My life is over at 16 because I'm not already famous. I'm not going to get my record deal. I'm not going to be able to sing for a living.'
If you believe in astrology, I'm a Virgo, so I'm very controlling; I'm very neat, and I'm very organized.
I wrote a book with my mom and my sister for fun. I had no idea it would be a 'New York Times' bestseller.
The best thing that I bring in my live show is that it's not scripted. It's more of a conversation with my audience. And that's what people like about the show - it's very real. There are mistakes and laughter.
I'm like everybody: I gain the Christmas 10 or so, and then I try to exercise more and dial it back.
It's not about giving back if you're successful or a celebrity or how much money you have: it's about your responsibility as an adult to help others.
I wanted to be Cher for a long time, but not for the singing. I just thought she was so cool. I wanted her long hair, and I wanted to weigh five pounds.
Music is my No. 1 passion. If you made me choose between music and food, it's definitely music.
For me, cooking is very connected to my family and friends.
It's cool when your husband starts to sing some old Merle Haggard song and I can pop in with a harmony and it doesn't sound too bad.
I don't interest myself that much.
Divorce is so common and accepted in America that beating myself up over it may sound ridiculous. But I was raised to believe that divorce wasn't an option; to me, divorce equaled failure. I wasn't able to change that equation until I found myself in the right relationship.
I absolutely refused to make out with the gorgeous male model.
When you're sick, nobody takes care of you like your mom.
I don't spend time wondering what might be next; I just focus on trying to savor every day.
Music is so intimate and so personal that when you can find somebody that feels the same way about it that you do, it's magic. It can be. It really can be.
Education was a given, only because of the way I was raised. Truth be told, I thought, at 15 years old, I should go and get a record deal and drop out of school, and my parents would have had none of that. I'm grateful now that my parents were pushing me in that way, because I wasn't mature enough on so many levels to do that.
As long as I can sing and hit the notes, I want to do that.
I'm not the singing cookbook lady.
My mom and sister and I all cook.
I hope I never have to pick between all these things I get to do.
I don't sign every check anymore, but I have my checks, my balances. I like the people I work with very much, but I check on them.
I almost never make stuff out of cookbooks because they're either too complicated or there's an ingredient in there that I can't find.
Nobody who cooks does it with full hair and makeup in front of a TV camera.
We sat together as a family for dinner at night. And my mother had a job. My dad had a job. But there was always a meal on the table at 6:00, you know.
People who truly love to sing have to do it all the time.
You start out playing in kitchens, and you end up playing in kitchens.
I finished high school, moved to Nashville for college, and set out to break into the music business. Every night when I called home with news of my experiences, my mom and dad would encourage me to keep taking those small steps.
When people compliment my cooking, it's like somebody telling me that they like my music. And it's great to be known for something else.
I was an A student and I liked creative writing.
Songs are like movies to me, and so you put yourself in the movie. You become a character in the movie.
