Kelsea Ballerini Born : September 12, 1993 Browse All Authors Top 35 quotes by Kelsea Ballerini I want to be a good person first and a good artist second. Kelsea Ballerini person good good-person artist Songwriting was a gift that came to me when I needed it the most. Kelsea Ballerini gift most me songwriting My favorite festival beauty look is definitely braids and hats: a messy fishtail braid and a cute outfit, and I'm ready! Kelsea Ballerini outfit look cute beauty 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 change song love people 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 i-am myself girl love As a fan, I connect with realness. Whether it's strong or vulnerable, if it's real, I can connect with it. Kelsea Ballerini connect i-can strong real The fun thing about song writing is that it's just creative. It can be whatever you want it to be. For me, I'm really protective of that. I'm not going to write something because I feel like it fits here or it fits there - I just want to write music that feels good to me, you know? Kelsea Ballerini good me you music The whole heartbeat of the first record is young, which I think is what made it relatable to young girls. Kelsea Ballerini first think heartbeat young I feel a loyalty to my favorite artists, and to have my fans feel that, for me, is a special bond because I've been there for so long. Kelsea Ballerini feel me loyalty long Women in country music have always been a staple and always been important. Kelsea Ballerini women music important country Sometimes, if I really just need to unwind and kind of watch something that isn't gonna stress me out or have drama in it, I watch 'Spongebob.' Kelsea Ballerini me stress sometimes drama There's value in being a normal person. Kelsea Ballerini value person being normal I was this little blond girl with a guitar case bigger than me - it was pink and sparkly at the time. But I always took myself seriously, and I think that people took that seriously. I would tell them about my goal list, and they listened. I was like, 'I want to be the one that swings the pendulum.' Kelsea Ballerini myself me girl time We had three cows and a goat. People from New York and L.A. are like, 'Oh my gosh, that's a farm!' But people in Tennessee are like, 'That's not a farm.' I've never milked a cow or anything like that. Kelsea Ballerini cow new never people I was writing country songs, but I wasn't listening to country yet. I grew up on a farm in East Tennessee, so my roots are country, you know? But I didn't know where those songs came from or where they fit. Kelsea Ballerini you roots writing country