Flying was as necessary to my business as fiddles and footlights.
People pay attention to lyrics, and the race matter was delicate.
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.
I'm not James Brown. I'm not Sam Cooke. I'm Charley Pride. I'm just me and that's what you got.
My brothers and sisters all sang, too, and they all have good voices.
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.