There's nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody.

If people liked your singing well enough, if you were special to them, then you never left their minds throughout all of the years.

Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.

Country music to me is heartfelt music that speaks to the common man. It is about real life stories with rather simple melodies that the average person can follow. Country music should speak directly and simply about the highs and lows of life. Something that anyone can relate to.

Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks. Maybe some folks drink due to body chemistry and others due to their lazy characters. Maybe some have drinking problems, while others have problems enough to drink.

I've always said that if I could have made a living someway in gospel music, I would have loved to had that break, but it never was offered to me, a job in that field, so naturally, I got lost on that other road.

I took my $100,000 and bought a new Corvette, a lot of cocaine, and spent the rest on foolishness.