I wanted to write a book that talked about the emotions of children, which is the rainbow. We all have moods. We talk about being blue when we're sad, and being yellow when we're cowards, and when we're mad, we're red.

A lot of people don't realise I came out of the Smoky Mountains with a load of songs.

People say you shouldn't have plastic surgery because if God wanted you another way he would have made you that way, but I say that's a lot of crock. If God didn't want plastic surgeons, he wouldn't have given them hands to work with.

Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.

I don't have anything to say about other people's art and their work.

I will never retire unless I have to.

I've always wanted to be a star. I've always wanted money and wanted to travel. So I knew there was a price to pay for that.