Top 33 Cassadee Pope Quotes

My style is kind of all over the place. I’ve always loved the combination of leather and lace, but that’s probably just been something that I fall back on if I can’t really figure out what to wear.

I would tell my mom, ‘Sit down. I’m gonna play a show for you!’ I would just perform. That was always something I loved to do. There was never a question of me doing anything else.

I grew up singing a lot of Martina McBride, Shania and LeAnn Rimes, and because of my age, those were my main influences.

I’m from Florida, and my family somehow is really into country music. We’re all southern in a way: My grandpa hunts, my uncle’s, like, a redneck, and we’re all NASCAR fans.

I would never say I think divorce is wrong. After seeing what my parents went through, I would never want them to stay together just because they think it’s the right thing to do.

I had always dreamed of starting off in pop radio and crossing into country. I used to sing country; that was my genre when I was a kid.

It’s funny – it’s called ‘The Voice,’ but I sure as hell didn’t have the best voice on the show. I’ll admit it.

I went through all these different phases in my life. And now, I’m finally in a place where I know who I am; I just needed that extra push. I feel really, really good in the position I’m in right now, and I don’t feel like I completely neglected my pop-rock sound: I was able to bring it in with my country roots.

I think you can only prepare yourself as much as you can, but no matter what, there will be curve balls. I had no idea I’d be taking a flight, landing, and heading straight to a radio station. I thought I might have time to curl my hair, have something to eat. No! You go right into things.

I’ve learned to really just trust my gut and to go with what I really feel inside.

You have to be really, really confident in your decision to marry somebody. I don’t think my parents were stupid, but I do think maybe it was rushed. But if they hadn’t gotten married, my sister and I wouldn’t be here. I think everything happens for a reason. I’ve always believed that.

Don’t be afraid to not be OK. For a lot of people, when they get upset about something, they keep it bottled up, and that’s the worst thing you can do.

I’ve always kept writing. There’s never been a moment where I went through a spell where I just don’t write.

I really love that song. I love when people cover songs that are familiar but have been kind of forgotten about. So when you play it, it takes people back to a certain place. That’s what I wanted for ‘Torn.’

The first album I owned was probably a Backstreet Boys album, and shortly after was Shania Twain.

I love ‘Ocean Avenue’ by Yellowcard. That’s always been one of my favorites.

I really love my True Match concealer: it is great if you just want to cover some spots, and you don’t have to cover your whole face. I don’t really like wearing a face full of makeup all the time; I just like covering up the spots that I am a little self-conscious about.

Before getting on ‘The Voice,’ I was very critical and judgmental of people’s vocals. After getting on the show, I was so nervous, I realized my low notes were gone, so nerves do take a big toll on your voice.

I just always loved the storytelling aspect. Even with the production that’s happening right now in music, I still think the core of country songs are very stripped down, and they tell a story in the most pure sense.

I am writing things on my own, but I really believe co-writing makes you a better writer.

A few girls would be catty and say that my voice sounded really high, and I sang like a chipmunk, I got a few prank calls about that a few times. But it didn’t really bother me that much. I think I was so focused on music that nothing could break me or get in my way.

I always felt different because I didn’t pick one specific clique or group to be a part of, and I didn’t choose one thing to be. I cheered, sang in chorus, was in student government, played in rock bands, went to dirt races in western PA… My interests have always been diverse.

I don’t know if I’ll ever feel like I’ve made it. That is part of the reason why all of us, as artists, are always wanting more and working towards more and keeping busy. There is just so much that we all want to accomplish, and I just have so many goals that I haven’t met yet.

Growing up, my parents loved Bon Jovi and Boston and Rush and all that, but it wasn’t really connecting with me. I was still in my boy-band phase – Backstreet Boys for life!

I still struggle with my low notes. It’s just always been something for me: I’m not a low singer. I have a really high voice.

I would say, maybe from five years on, I sang on stages constantly. That’s what I call my natural habitat: It’s a place where I feel most like myself and the most confident, the most excited.

Certain people were more of the arms-crossed kind of radio people that weren’t sure about me.

Anytime I can watch television, I usually do the reality show stuff unless it is, of course, ‘Breaking Bad’ or ‘Homeland.’ Then, I am all over it.

Country music tell stories. That’s something that I can relate to.

I’m not the best at expressing my feelings other than in songs or on paper.

I’m pretty hard on myself when it comes to my voice, and certain notes I’m afraid to hit because I’m afraid I’m going to sound bad.

I love country and rock, and I wanted to fuse them together. But I also knew that there were certain elements that needed to still be there to be both country and cater to my old fans.

My advice to anyone being picked on for being different or for working towards a dream is to remember it’s never personal. These people don’t actually dislike you at heart. They’re just going through difficult things in their own personal lives.