Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought to and I had no clear notion of the money to be made in it.

I loved Mississippi and do to this day. The rainbows that stretch from horizon to horizon after a summer rain are the most spectacular I have ever seen.

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

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

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.

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.

It used to be that if you had a pretty good record, you could stop by a station in Little Rock or Atlanta and let the DJ listen to it. No way something like that can happen now.