Put your trust in the Lord and go ahead. Worry gets you no place.
I'd like to be remembered as a man who went to Heaven and not another place.
I've done a whole lot of things. I've had the pleasure of introducing two presidents, several senators and congressmen.
I don't owe one man one cent. Anywhere.
You've got to capture an audience. You don't go out there and just sing, or just play. If you can't capture an audience, you might as well not be out there.
I'm just another Opry entertainer. I'm not the start of the Opry, and I'm not the ending. I'm not the Alpha, and I'm not the Omega. It's been a pleasure taking part in the Opry and country music these many years. I'm part of a big operation.