Fans are what make a performer and I've always taken them seriously.

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I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange.

I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange.

For most entertainers, there is a single experience, one defining moment, when confidence replaces the...

For most entertainers, there is a single experience, one defining moment, when confidence replaces the...

The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by...

The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by...

I think there's enough room in country music for everybody.

I think there's enough room in country music for everybody.

Performing is an experience, for me, that is as humbling as it is energizing.

Performing is an experience, for me, that is as humbling as it is energizing.

I don't care what the religion is called; as far as I'm concerned, one God,...

I don't care what the religion is called; as far as I'm concerned, one God,...

Redd Foxx was the same gruff old codger you saw on television.

Redd Foxx was the same gruff old codger you saw on television.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

No one had ever told me that whites were supposed to sing one kind of...

No one had ever told me that whites were supposed to sing one kind of...

It isn't reasonable to expect that everyone in the world is a country music fan....

It isn't reasonable to expect that everyone in the world is a country music fan....

In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis...

In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis...

What qualifies me to tell people how to act or what to think? I'm Charley...

What qualifies me to tell people how to act or what to think? I'm Charley...

It used to be that if you had a pretty good record, you could stop...

It used to be that if you had a pretty good record, you could stop...

Until MTV, television had not been a huge influence on music. To compete with MTV,...

Until MTV, television had not been a huge influence on music. To compete with MTV,...

Any entertainer who tells you that the adoration of fans is not a heady experience...

Any entertainer who tells you that the adoration of fans is not a heady experience...

Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought...

Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought...

Even now, when I'm asked how I'm doing, I like to reply, 'Pretty good. I've...

Even now, when I'm asked how I'm doing, I like to reply, 'Pretty good. I've...

Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived.

Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived.

I've tried to help a lot of young artists get started.

I've tried to help a lot of young artists get started.

Too many religious organizations are in the business of enforcing beliefs.

Too many religious organizations are in the business of enforcing beliefs.