Kyle Young Art Quotations

I put her right there with Loretta Lynn and people like that. She sings about her own life, which is what all great country artists have done, and I think she'll continue to do fine if she doesn't let anyone tamper with her music.

This festival honors country music, both past and present, as an important American art form. Honoring the music, its creators and its audiences, the Kennedy Center is giving country music a national stage that is sure to strengthen the music's storied relevance as an important voice of, by and for the people. We couldn't be more thrilled.

We just felt it was a crucial time for the city. To start all over and go through an RFP, it would be taking the risk that someone else might have to go through a learning curve.

This is a mission-driven thing for us. We're advocates for country as a cultural art form, and this is an opportunity to create a higher profile for the museum, the music and the city.