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

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

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

Those neon light nights, couldn't stay out of fights, keeps a-haunting me in memories. There is one in every crowd, for crying out loud, why was is always turning out to be me?

The villains have turned into heroes. The heroes have turned into heals.

The only problem was I needed to use my own group, and things didn't happen until I did. It wasn't a real country sound, what I did. I've listened to it, and I think it was more a west coast rock thing, you know? But it fit. It was country, but it was my own interpretation of country.

I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don't want that no more. I like to perform every once in a while for people who want to see me, and cut albums of music that is what I'm really about.