For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness.

When you're a very ambitious person, the things that are disappointing are when other people around you aren't as enthusiastic.

I had lots of breaks. I guess the one that got my foot in the door was singing the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City in '74.

I love to wear boots - and shoes, I don't like at all.

I can't imagine living a life without God in my life. He is my best friend, He's my buddy, He's the one that I talk to when there's no one around. I talk to Him when people are around a lot too. He's my confidant, He's my advisor, He's my director. I just don't know why you wouldn't want that in your life. He's just like a bodyguard, He is your protector.

[Faith] guides me on everything I do, i ask for guidance, I ask the Lord to give me wisdom when I speak, when I think and I always try to be positive and say nice things and it gives me strength throughout every minute and every day.

Thou shalt not whine' should be the eleventh commandment.