I look at myself like a show dog. I've got to keep her clipped and trimmed and in good shape.

It's not easy being young. It's hard to know what to do.

People will use you as long as you let them.

I've always believed in my talent. And I've always had more guts than talent.

the magic is inside you. there ain't no crystal ball

I don't have to keep a diary. It seems like for the last 40 years my life has been lived in the press, so I can Google any date in my history and find out what I was doing.

I'm very proud of all the bluegrass-oriented albums. It just reminded me and my fans that I should always record acoustic music and country records, along with anything else that I might want to do.