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

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

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

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 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.

There are worse things than being thought a Republican.

There are worse things than being thought a Republican.

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.

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.

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,...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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 grew up not liking my father very much. I never saw him cry. But...

I grew up not liking my father very much. I never saw him cry. But...

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...