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.
There were very few black people in Montana but we never felt out of place.
It was unlikely that anyone had ever heard a black person sing country music.
I realize I was more of a curiosity to the older Nashville artists than the new ones.
There are worse things than being thought a Republican.
Besides good schools, a good airport, and the Cowboys, Dallas had golf courses, and golf was fast becoming an obsession with me.