The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by consultants and programmers and record company moguls.

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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.

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.

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...

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

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

It isn't reasonable to expect that everyone in the world is a country music fan....

It isn't reasonable to expect that everyone in the world is a country music fan....

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.

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...

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

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

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...

There are worse things than being thought a Republican.

There are worse things than being thought a Republican.

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...

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

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

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,...

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 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,...

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...

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

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...

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

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