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

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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...

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,...

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...

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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 is an intimacy about the Opry Theater that gives an entertainer a special charge.

There is an intimacy about the Opry Theater that gives an entertainer a special charge.

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...

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...

There are worse things than being thought a Republican.

There are worse things than being thought a Republican.