I'll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it's the most rare commodity in the world - honesty.

The turn I made was not the one I planned. And I watched my social standing slip away from me, while I watched the bottle slowly take command.

My second wife Bonnie Owens and I worked together after we divorced for a period of maybe 20 years. And I managed to stay friends with another wife. And then there's one that I don't mess with. Everybody's got one of those.

I was 48-years old before anybody talked me into it for medicinal purposes, instead of some of these drugs that they give you that will lead you to heart surgery and things of that nature.

Read about some squirrelly guy who claims that he just don't believe in fighting, and I wonder how long the rest of us can count on being free.

Momma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried.

We need to have music that contributes to the well-being of the spirit. Music that cradles people's lives and makes things a little easier. That's what I try to do, and what I want to do. You don't want to close the door on hope.