They got me for possession of something that was long, long gone.

Hitting the bottle again, ever than I've drunker been. Or is it drunker than I've ever been?

To me a guitar is kind of like a woman. You don't know why you like 'em but you do.

We got a lot of politicians up there on Capital Hill. Ain't it funny how they prosper while the country stands still?

When you're down in Texas, Bob Wills is still the king.

I'm old and crazy, but I still give a damn. And I still think the boys got screwed over in Vietnam.

You've got to care about the music...You'd better not be doing it for the publicity, the fame or the money. And you'd sure better not be doing it because it's a way to make a living, 'cause that ain't always going to be easy. You got to believe it, believe in the music. You got to mean it.