You have to be the first, best or different.

I've seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I'm proud I was there when it happened.

You have to be first, different, or great. If you're one of them, you may make it.

Write about the truth. If you write about the truth, somebody's living that. Not just somebody, there's a lot of people.

I'm trying to lead a good Christian life, so there ain't too much spicy to tell about me.

I've seen every highway in the United States, and they all look alike to me.

I know there's some kind of history to mountain music-like it came from Ireland or England or Scotland and we kept up the tradition.