In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis Presley.

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

Flying was as necessary to my business as fiddles and footlights.

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

I always wanted to grow up fast. I longed for more than the Mississippi Delta could give.

Johnny Duncan was one of the first opening acts I hired for my show, and he is the one who initiated me into astrology. I got hooked. It made a lot of sense to me.

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