Terri Clark Shares The Heartfelt Message She Would Tell Her Younger Self

Terri Clark shared the heartfelt message she would give to her younger self after reaching a long-awaited career milestone nearly four decades in the making.

Clark took the stage for her first-ever headlining show at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The legendary country singer performed her career-spanning hits — including You're Easy On The Eyes,” “I Wanna Do It All,” “Girls Lie Too” and others — and welcomed surprise guests Trisha Yearwood and Ashley McBryde to the iconic Mother Church stage during the performance on the evening of August 29. It’s been more than 30 years since Clark moved to Nashville and performed at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, and now, the beloved artist has finally made her Ryman Auditorium debut as a headliner.

“It's hard to describe the feelings that were flowing through me that night,” Clark said in a recent statement after her headlining debut at the Ryman. “I wish I could go back and tell that naive, wide-eyed 18-year-old girl from Alberta, sitting on a stool at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, sometimes playing to an empty bar in broad daylight, leaving with nothing but $15 and a pocket full of faith, hope and dreams, that it was going to take 37 years to get to the Ryman… but that it WAS going to happen and it WAS going to be worth every step to get there.

“Dreams are better shared with others and I want to thank each and every one of you for being with me,” Clark added. “Those who have been there from day one and those who jumped on this ride at any point in this journey. Now that I know what it actually feels like to headline the iconic Ryman Auditorium, I certainly hope it's not the last.”