I'd love to work more with the American Indians, my people.

I avoid going through places where there's too much poverty.

We still lend our old house out to relatives. They keep a guest book for my fans to sign.

All music is based on country music. And that's why so many different kinds of people relate to it. There are more country music fans in New Jersey than there are down South.

I think Charley Pride has been one of the best things to happen to country music, to prove it belongs to everybody.

There's more women stars in Nashville all the time. They're proving they can do the job the same as a man.

Why leave the nut you got for one you don't know?