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

This is the kind of problem you want to have! Country radio has been great to me my whole career. I can't thank those folks enough.

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.

Life's not breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away.

I've always liked Frank Sinata and Big Band music.

I can only say thank you and thanks also to all of the great songwriters who wrote those wonderful songs that became number ones.

I used to do a lot of interviews in the early '80s, when my career started, but it came to a point when I decided I didn't want to talk anymore, and people kind of understood that and left me alone.