A lot of celebrities relish politics and are eager to lend their names to candidates and causes. I never wanted to be a spokesman for anybody.

Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you.

I'm not James Brown. I'm not Sam Cooke. I'm Charley Pride. I'm just me and that's what you got.

Performing is an experience, for me, that is as humbling as it is energizing.

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

I think there's enough room in country music for everybody.

Redd Foxx was the same gruff old codger you saw on television.