Record designers marvel on that stuff. They go back and look at old covers, then make new ones.

I tell the songwriter's story. When I read people's lyrics, I'm so amazed. I want to tell this story and make it part of my life. I usually can't write lyrics down, but I can sure tell that story. You've got to make people feel the hurt and love in each song.

I'm going to keep on keeping on as long as I've got my health and strength, and God gives me that will to do it.

I'm blessed to be in an environment where people are sincere.

Sometimes people look at our covers and say, "That looks just like that other cover." I say, "And?" It reminds them of a cover from way back when. If you know the cover, then pull it out and compare it. I don't care. It's supposed to bring back memories.

My friend Megan Holken is a nutritionist. I have spent some time at her home upstate in Sharon Springs, where she told me how to eat right and cook right.

I'm singing, you know, because I'm happy and I'm free.