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

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.

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.

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.

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

I've seen people who have been coming to my shows for 25 years.

Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived.