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

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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...

A black man singing about a blond girl was potential trouble.

A black man singing about a blond girl was potential trouble.

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...

Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you.

Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you.

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

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

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...

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,...

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

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...

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...

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...

There are worse things than being thought a Republican.

There are worse things than being thought a Republican.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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,...