There ain't no future in the past.

Through music you learn not to care about the color of someone's skin.

It is not that I don't like contemporary country music because I do. I love it. I have recorded a lot and have had great success recording records that have not been very traditional country records.

When you ask a songwriter, "What's your favorite song?" he goes, "The next one."

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

I never aspired to be up front. When I was a kid, I didn't ever look in the mirror with a hairbrush going, "Hey, I'm Elvis!"

I'm the guy who loves being in the supporting cast.