But ya know what, I am a part of something that happened. I'm a part of the music that happened. My voice is one more instrument, is what it is. So that's the way I feel about people who play…

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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...

Jessi is a great person. She really is. She's been a friend to me all...

Jessi is a great person. She really is. She's been a friend to me all...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

So I'm not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess....

So I'm not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess....

Honesty is something you can't wear out.

Honesty is something you can't wear out.

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

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

One thing is that I wasn't getting booked that well, and they had control over...

One thing is that I wasn't getting booked that well, and they had control over...

I didn't aim at anything except good music.

I didn't aim at anything except good music.

I mean, I think we're put here on earth to make your own destiny, to...

I mean, I think we're put here on earth to make your own destiny, to...

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

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

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...

You know, I feel sorry for the young artists.

You know, I feel sorry for the young artists.

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...

I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He's the biggest. He's like an...

I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He's the biggest. He's like an...

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...