I grew up loving music, like, loving it. I was involved in church choir, leading worship and all the choirs in my school – even glee club. Kelsea Ballerini Read Quote
When I was 13, I started writing songs, and it fell into my lap all of a sudden. I wrote poems and journals, but that’s when it switched for me to songwriting. That’s when I wanted to do everything. It was like a fire all of a sudden. I started coming to Nashville and moved here when I was 15. Kelsea Ballerini Read Quote
I started writing songs by myself. That always came from whatever I was feeling and being honest about that because I never had any intention of anyone ever hearing them. Kelsea Ballerini Read Quote
My favorite songwriting trick is writing something like ‘XO.’ In my brain, I thought, ‘This is probably going to be a love song. How can I change that and find ways to twist that.’ As a songwriter, it’s your job for the song to take twists and turns that people don’t expect. Kelsea Ballerini Read Quote
I am a fan before I am an artist. I was that twelve year old girl that looked up to Taylor Swift. I get what that role is as a fan. I think that because I know that, I’m really careful and intentional about what I say and what I put out. I want to be that role for anyone who wants me to be that. Kelsea Ballerini Read Quote
I also grew up on a farm in east Tennessee, so my roots are just naturally super southern, so I’ve always had that southern country lifestyle. Kelsea Ballerini Read Quote
I am such a girly girl, and I love not playing it safe. I’m so new to this world, so it’s fun to establish myself as a fashionista. Kelsea Ballerini Read Quote
I have a picture of me with Lady Antebellum, when they released their first single and I was at CMA Fest as a fan. I’m in flower-power shorts and a headband – so not cute – and I’m fan-girling next to Hillary. I couldn’t believe I was standing next to her. Kelsea Ballerini Read Quote
