When I was out in the bars drinking and fighting I was a little bit less of a peacemaker than I would be if I'd had a coupla hits of a joint and gone and laid down somewhere.

Just because she's leaving, don't start believing, that your rock and roll days are gone.

You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody.

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.

I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is meaner than you; keep skunks of all kinds at a distance; if you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.

I'm an old fashioned joint smoker ya know.

I still probably smoke as much as I ever did!