I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad.

My sister played the piano. She’s two years older than me, and I always wanted to play something. So my grandmother got the guitar for me, and showed me a couple of chords to start off. And then I got me a book. Next thing you know, I was playing along with sister.

I never pretended to have a great voice. It works and I can carry a tune. If you have a good song, that's about all that's required.

My fans are very forgiving. So are my wives and my kids.

But if you think of all the people who don't like me, just think of all the millions who've never heard of me!

Americans don't eat horses. They are not raised as food animals and they are treated with chemicals that render them unsafe for consumption. The regulations needed to change their status to "food animals" would cripple every aspect of the horse industry as we know it. Plus, it would be wrong.

It's an ongoing problem, an ongoing situation, life is. It's just life, and it never stops and it never will. You just be thankful for what you've got, and move on.