When you do a show five days a week and one night a week, the way I was doing, you use up so much music every day that pretty soon you find yourself hustling for material.

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We decided to do some of Merle's things with modern instrumentation. We used a flute,...

We decided to do some of Merle's things with modern instrumentation. We used a flute,...

Sixteen Tons was written eight years before I recorded it.

Sixteen Tons was written eight years before I recorded it.

I snapped my fingers all through it. Sometimes I set my own tempo during rehearsal...

I snapped my fingers all through it. Sometimes I set my own tempo during rehearsal...

You can keep rummaging around until you find a song you like, but you can't...

You can keep rummaging around until you find a song you like, but you can't...

You can't cheat the public for long.

You can't cheat the public for long.

The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others

The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others

If he is cheating with you, what makes you think he won't cheat on you...

If he is cheating with you, what makes you think he won't cheat on you...

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is...

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is...

Steroids is cheating, and winning without honor is not winning.

Steroids is cheating, and winning without honor is not winning.

If my primary purpose here at Indiana is to go out and win ballgames, I...

If my primary purpose here at Indiana is to go out and win ballgames, I...

A woman can give a man a million reasons to be faithful, and he will...

A woman can give a man a million reasons to be faithful, and he will...

He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear

He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear

I have seen men hazard their fortunes, go on long journeys halfway around the world,...

I have seen men hazard their fortunes, go on long journeys halfway around the world,...

I was thrown out of NYU for cheating-with the deans wife

I was thrown out of NYU for cheating-with the deans wife

'Tis my opinion every man cheats in his own way, and he is only honest...

'Tis my opinion every man cheats in his own way, and he is only honest...

Once upon a time, there was a boy and a girl who both loved each...

Once upon a time, there was a boy and a girl who both loved each...

He who chooses to be a master never does just enough to get by; nor...

He who chooses to be a master never does just enough to get by; nor...

Thou shalt not steal; an empty feat, When its so lucrative to cheat

Thou shalt not steal; an empty feat, When its so lucrative to cheat

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is...

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is...

Girls cheat if theres something wrong with the relationship; guys cheat if theres an opportunity...

Girls cheat if theres something wrong with the relationship; guys cheat if theres an opportunity...