Of all the songs I've recorded, 'Amarillo By Morning' always sticks out in my mind.

I don't think my music's as traditional as people make it out.

I want to reach the point where people hear my name and immediately think of real country music.

The almighty dollar and the lust for world wide fame, slowly killed tradition, and for that someone should hang.

I always enjoy it when I walk on stage. There were some times when I was working so much in the '80s, and I felt really burnt-out. But I'd be up there singing and not be 10,000 million miles away, you know, just opening my mouth and the words coming out.

On the Richter scale of love and romance, you've hit a twelve.

I think the melody is the first time I hear in a song and if I like the melody, then I'll pay closer attention to the lyrics.