Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, I got on my knees and told her that I was going to marry her some day. We were both married to someone else at the time. ‘Ring Of Fire’—June and Merle Kilgore wrote that song for me-that’s the way our love affair was. We fell madly in love and we worked together all the time, toured together all the time, and when the tour was over we both had to go home to other people. It hurt.

For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide.

You know, the man's best friend is his dog... if he's got nothing else.

Happiness is being at peace, being with loved ones, being comfortable...but most of all, it's having those loved ones.

I'm not really concerned about boundaries. I just follow my conscience and my heart. Follow your heart. That's what I do. Compassion is something I have a lot of, because I've been through a lot of pain in my life. Anybody who has suffered a lot of pain has a lot of compassion.

I developed a pretty unusual style, I think.

I'm thankful for the sea breeze that feels so good right now, and the scent of jasmine when the sun starts going down.