After 14 months of military service, I had a wife, a child, half an apartment, no car, and no job.

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

What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and some arbitrary judgement of what belongs and what doesn't.

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

What qualifies me to tell people how to act or what to think? I'm Charley Pride, country singer. Period.

After 14 months of military service, I had a wife, a child, half an apartment, no car, and no job.

I try to keep my feet on the ground. Even though I appreciate the fame and adoration, I remember once I used to pick cotton, and I felt like even then I was somebody. I have the same feet, hands and heart like everyone else. I'm just also blessed with a good voice.