Baseball got into my blood early and I worked harder at it than anything.

I learned to tune a guitar by ear. That method has served me pretty well.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

I realize I was more of a curiosity to the older Nashville artists than the new ones.

In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis Presley.

Flying was as necessary to my business as fiddles and footlights.

Baseball got into my blood early and I worked harder at it than anything.