I finally came to terms with manic depression and lithium. I've taken lithium regularly for the past few years and have had no further bouts with manic depression.

Fans are what make a performer and I've always taken them seriously.

Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought to and I had no clear notion of the money to be made in it.

I believe it is possible to tell what sign some people were born under by watching their eyes, watching how they walk, how they talk.

I'm not James Brown. I'm not Sam Cooke. I'm Charley Pride. I'm just me and that's what you got.

Early in my career I began receiving letters from a woman in the Midwest who claimed to be my mother.

Even now, when I'm asked how I'm doing, I like to reply, 'Pretty good. I've got all my fingers and both eyes.