I'm fearless, to a degree. Laura Bell Bundy More Quotes by Laura Bell Bundy More Quotes From Laura Bell Bundy You know, I had the music baskets and the writing basket. And I had the acting. And those eggs just hatched first, and the others were slow to incubate. Laura Bell Bundy eggsactingwriting I started to write a lot of ballads that were sultry and had a Norah Jones-for-country kind of feel. I wanted to bring elements of old soul music and old country music. Laura Bell Bundy soulwritingcountry What I loved about country music when I was a kid was the Grand Ole Opry, was Hee Haw, was 360 degrees of entertainment. Laura Bell Bundy degreescountrykids What I've noticed about celebrities is, if they are really successful, they're more down-to-earth. Laura Bell Bundy down-to-earthsuccessfulearth I always have plans to return to the stage. I leave myself very open. I think what would be more likely is if I did a limited run of something, whether it be a play or a musical. Laura Bell Bundy playrunningthinking I am trying so hard to live in the moment and enjoy it while it's happening, because it feels like a moving freight train that I just got on, and I'm trying not to look back and get dizzy! Laura Bell Bundy live-in-the-momenttryingmoving Around 14, I was turned on to Shania, Reba, Merle Haggard, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood... and I've followed it ever since. Laura Bell Bundy haggardbrooks And the next album I do is going to be different because I'm going to change. I already did that thing where I had a band - and I had a great time with a band - but it was almost like pandering to get a record label deal. Laura Bell Bundy albumslabelsdifferent I listened to country music my whole life. I started writing music when I was a teenager. It all came out country. Laura Bell Bundy teenagerwritingcountry A lot of the music I listen to is indie rock. It's not on the radio. Laura Bell Bundy indie-rockrocksradio I can't take the theater side out of myself. Laura Bell Bundy theateri-cansides And there's been occasions where I've gone brown and got parts! I'm not above doing that! I hope after this, I can get a role where it won't be: "Oh, you can't play any role other than a blonde." I'm proud of being a blonde. I'd be proud of being a brunette or a red-head. I don't think it matters. Laura Bell Bundy proudplaythinking When I was really little, I listened to Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrel, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Patsy Cline. Laura Bell Bundy rogercrystalslittles I kept writing all these ballads; they're me speaking about life. But how am I gonna do the live show I wanna do if I don't have something I can dance to? Laura Bell Bundy balladsshowswriting I actually had a week where I literally wrote four songs and all of them are on my album. But sometimes you'll go a week where you'll write songs and they never see the light of day. So that process takes a long time. Laura Bell Bundy lightwritingsong I actually met Larson [Paine] on Larchmont in Los Angeles. He was eating and he stopped me because I was massaging my larynx. I was doing a show and trying to loosen up my throat. He had sort of this southern vibe about eating alone and talking to people. And it was funny because I had just having eaten with Larry O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin. Laura Bell Bundy southerntalkingpeople I had a band with a girl in New York, and we would go around and do gigs. And then I happened to start getting work as an actress. Laura Bell Bundy bandgirlnew-york It always amazes me when I see young people with raw talent and passion. Laura Bell Bundy raw-talentpassionpeople I feel really blessed to first of all have the opportunity to do music, and second of all to have it be going well. Laura Bell Bundy blessedopportunityfirsts I'm inspired by having fun; I'm inspired by people. Laura Bell Bundy having-funfunpeople
