What qualifies me to tell people how to act or what to think? I'm Charley Pride, country singer. Period.

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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...

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.

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

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

There are worse things than being thought a Republican.

There are worse things than being thought a Republican.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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....

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...

Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived.

Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived.

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...

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

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,...

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.

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...

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 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,...

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...