A fan will grab you and hug you and will not let go. When that happens, you wish it could be that way all over the world.

I began playing Branson during the 1992 season and was a little amazed. There were about 30 celebrity theatres there and more are being added all the time.

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.

Even now, when I'm asked how I'm doing, I like to reply, 'Pretty good. I've got all my fingers and both eyes.

I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange.

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

Baseball got into my blood early and I worked harder at it than anything.