I was sometimes jeered by black soldiers who wanted me to sing something besides country music.

Johnny Duncan was one of the first opening acts I hired for my show, and he is the one who initiated me into astrology. I got hooked. It made a lot of sense to me.

How often does a guy who lives and breathes baseball meet a woman who loves the game and understands it as well as he?

The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying about somebody else's attitude was time I could put to better use.

I think there's enough room in country music for everybody.

Mother was a talkative person, and I was a lot like her.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.