There's just a few people that call themselves stars can actually sit down with a guitar and sing you a song.

I think we have to have capital punishment, I think there has to be something to contain certain people. Those deterrents I think are necessary, especially in prison. You can threaten people for just so long, but they can flip you off and do what they want to; but not if they have to die. I hate it, though, the thought of the death penalty is terrible, but it's completely necessary.

There's been periods of broadcasts in the past where you could see all ages of entertainers, ranging from George Burns to Shirley Temple. That's not the condition now.

Despite of all my Sunday learnin', toward the bad I kept turning.

Back when the country was strong, back before Elvis and before the Vietnam war came along.

Keep your opinions to yourself. I think it's important that I stay neutral on politics and remain hard to understand. I don't want to be pigeonholed as conservative, liberal, independent or anything. I back the man for the things the man believes in, not whether it says "R" or "D" down there beside his name.

I can't really say why everyone loves Bob Wills' music, but I have yet to meet a person who didn't like it.