I grew up not liking my father very much. I never saw him cry. But he must have. Everybody cries.

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I learned to tune a guitar by ear. That method has served me pretty well.

I learned to tune a guitar by ear. That method has served me pretty well.

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

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

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

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

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...

There are worse things than being thought a Republican.

There are worse things than being thought a Republican.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

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.

What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and...

What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and...

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...

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.

A fan will grab you and hug you and will not let go. When that...

A fan will grab you and hug you and will not let go. When that...

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...

When I came up, there was room for the new and the old. For every...

When I came up, there was room for the new and the old. For every...

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

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

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...

The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying...

The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying...

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,...