These aren’t my songs. My intention wasn’t to make them Martina McBride songs.

What drives me now is the desire to be able to keep doing this. I love making records and performing, and success means I will continue to have the privilege to do that. I know...

A big part of who I am is just the way I was raised. Nobody is better than anyone else, and if you really work hard, you might get lucky and get what you want.

A statue stands in a shaded placeAn angel girl with an upturned faceA name is written on a polished rockA broken heart that the world forgot

The real heroes are the ones working at the shelters every day and the women who find the courage to better their lives for themselves and their children. The woman working at the shelter doesn’t...

The way you treat me babyCheat and tell me liesI guess I shouldn’t care at allBut still I sympathize’cause you got heart troubleComing onYeah you got heart trouble coming onWell you think that you don’t...

I feel like it’s important to use this gift God gave me, my life and my career to do something to make the world a better place. It’s an easy thing for me to do.

I’m just the instrument for the song to do whatever it’s supposed to do-heal, inspire or encourage. It’s not all about me, it’s about the song. I’m just the lucky girl who gets to sing...

I am happy that women can relate to my songs, and hopefully men can too.

I find that putting my makeup on and playing with different looks is really relaxing for me before the show.

It means so much being a part of country music and the Opry.

I’m definitely a person who likes to control my own destiny. That’s hard to do in this business because there are many creative people with great ideas and years of experience giving you advice, but...

I really just tried to make a record full of great songs, which is the goal I always have.

I don’t feel like I’m setting out to do any heroic preservation. I just love this music … I did songs that felt like home to me.

I definitely feel a difference about my place in the industry. I feel like I have some longevity now.