I saw three shrimp in the water, two were old and gray. I swam a little closer, and I heard the third one say, good-bye Mama.

Happiness is knowin' you've done a good job, whether it's professional or for another person.

I've never written a song in my life. It's all a big hoax.

The only kind of trouble I've ever been in is when I was stealing eggs when I was little. I think I know right from wrong.

I get sometimes; I get lonesome right in the middle of a crowd.

The first car I bought was the most beautiful car I've ever seen. It was secondhand, but I parked it outside of my hotel the day I got it. I sat up all night, just lookin' at it.

They put me on television. And the whole thing broke loose. It was wild, I tell ya for sure.