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.

It was unlikely that anyone had ever heard a black person sing country music.

Early in my career I began receiving letters from a woman in the Midwest who claimed to be my mother.

I finally came to terms with manic depression and lithium. I've taken lithium regularly for the past few years and have had no further bouts with manic depression.

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.

Not only are three-putt greens probable, at times they are an achievment.