I never have any problem getting enthusiastic with a good song and a good band.

Now, I was on drugs, and that didn't help a whole lot. He hated that. That was part of where Chet and I had problems, so I take complete blame for that.

I say, Lord, do right be me, I'm tired of being lonesome, on'ry, and mean.

So I'm not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess. I never wanted to be.

You know, I feel sorry for the young artists.

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

Country music isn't a guitar, it isn't a banjo, it isn't a melody, it isn't a lyric. It's a feeling.