Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought to and I had no clear notion of the money to be made in it.

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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...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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,...

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 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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.