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.

My brothers and sisters all sang, too, and they all have good voices.

No one church has all the answers or the perfect map to the Promised Land, and I prefer to work out my own faith and my own convictions in the seclusion of my own mind.

Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you.

Besides good schools, a good airport, and the Cowboys, Dallas had golf courses, and golf was fast becoming an obsession with me.

People pay attention to lyrics, and the race matter was delicate.

There only have been two people on this earth that I was nervous around: Chet Atkins and Mickey Mantle. It's because of the respect I have for them.