Long as I was riding in a big Cadillac and dressed nice and had plenty of food, that's all I cared about.

Once you lose the weight, you're really anxious to eat healthy.

I talked to the record company about what I had in mind. They said they wanted something lush. I figured the best thing to do was let them hear what I had in mind.

Country music has the great stories.

I am so happy that I am alive and can walk.

I wanna show that gospel, country, blues, rhythm and blues, jazz, rock 'n' roll are all just really one thing. Those are the American music and that is the American culture.

I'm not a braggart, but when I was a little girl people used to come from all over Hollywood to hear me sing.