I've seen people who have been coming to my shows for 25 years.

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

I grew up not liking my father very much. I never saw him cry. But he must have. Everybody cries.

Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived.

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.

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

Mother was a talkative person, and I was a lot like her.