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

I've tried to help a lot of young artists get started.

What qualifies me to tell people how to act or what to think? I'm Charley Pride, country singer. Period.

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.

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 sometimes jeered by black soldiers who wanted me to sing something besides country music.

The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by consultants and programmers and record company moguls.