I was a kid from Oklahoma who never wanted to be a singer, but was told I could sing. And things snowballed.

I can tell it all in song: pathos, gladness, love, joy, unhappiness.

My music was called plastic, antiseptic, placid.

The best substitute for money is ingenuity.

I always thought that Elvis could have been a great actor, and that he was put in a lot of unimportant movies when he could have done a lot of great ones.

it follows that if you aren't happy with yourself, you won't be happy with others.

Your voice dries up if you don't use it.