I don't think I was really addicted. I used it as a party tool.

At times when I didn't have records out, the press has really kept me out there. My bad reputation has done wonderful things for me!

I have always been the life of the party. When I got to the point where I wasn't anymore, I knew something was wrong. I didn't know what it was. Once you figure it out, you can start to fix the problem. It's a day-to-day struggle.

And as long as people want to hear me sing, I don't know why I'd retire.

The world says they'll never make it, love says they will.

We've got great fans that rock and roll won't have, because you can have a one-hit record and country music used to, not so much anymore and you have a fan forever.

Words are not even within me. They're not in my vocabulary to really express the kind of feeling that I had.