I came out the back of the building and I was hollering, 'I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry! I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry!'

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

I won all the blue ribbons for canning at the state fair.

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.

I've seen things, and that's almost the same as doing them.

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

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