One thing is that I wasn't getting booked that well, and they had control over who got the awards, they had control over who sold. And they really did not want Willie or me, either one, to have a hit…

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Because Ritchie Valens WAS the real deal. He was only starting, but in the time...

Because Ritchie Valens WAS the real deal. He was only starting, but in the time...

I may be crazy but it keeps me from going insane.

I may be crazy but it keeps me from going insane.

Cuz I was never pretty anyway and never cared anything about that.

Cuz I was never pretty anyway and never cared anything about that.

Chet loved artists. He did. But he was caught up in the system. He had...

Chet loved artists. He did. But he was caught up in the system. He had...

And the whole thing is that you're treated like a step-child. Here it was down...

And the whole thing is that you're treated like a step-child. Here it was down...

Mainly what I learned from Buddy... was an attitude. He loved music, and he taught...

Mainly what I learned from Buddy... was an attitude. He loved music, and he taught...

A lot of times they don't want to hear it. But you know, if some...

A lot of times they don't want to hear it. But you know, if some...

Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.

Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.

I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don't want that...

I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don't want that...

We did an album one time called White Mansions, about the civil war, but it...

We did an album one time called White Mansions, about the civil war, but it...

Besides that, I felt guilty. I thought for some reason... I was alive, and Buddy...

Besides that, I felt guilty. I thought for some reason... I was alive, and Buddy...

Honesty is something you can't wear out

Honesty is something you can't wear out

But ya know what, I am a part of something that happened. I'm a part...

But ya know what, I am a part of something that happened. I'm a part...

It was all devastating. I'd never dealt with losing anyone close to me, and I...

It was all devastating. I'd never dealt with losing anyone close to me, and I...

But you know, the system almost destroyed itself while it was goin' on trying to...

But you know, the system almost destroyed itself while it was goin' on trying to...

But Buddy was an upper. He was happy. He loved music, and he was really...

But Buddy was an upper. He was happy. He loved music, and he was really...

Finally, my manager negotiated a deal where I got to produce my own records.

Finally, my manager negotiated a deal where I got to produce my own records.

You know, I feel sorry for the young artists.

You know, I feel sorry for the young artists.

You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins' name on...

You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins' name on...

Now, I don't know how they judge all that, but if anybody in the world...

Now, I don't know how they judge all that, but if anybody in the world...