You know, I feel sorry for the young artists.

Quote by Waylon Jennings

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You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins' name on...

You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins' name on...

I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He's the biggest. He's like an...

I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He's the biggest. He's like an...

Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.

Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.

One thing is that I wasn't getting booked that well, and they had control over...

One thing is that I wasn't getting booked that well, and they had control over...

I mean, I think we're put here on earth to make your own destiny, to...

I mean, I think we're put here on earth to make your own destiny, to...

So I'm not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess....

So I'm not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess....

Besides that, I felt guilty. I thought for some reason... I was alive, and Buddy...

Besides that, I felt guilty. I thought for some reason... I was alive, and Buddy...

But you know, the system almost destroyed itself while it was goin' on trying to...

But you know, the system almost destroyed itself while it was goin' on trying to...

I may be crazy but it keeps me from going insane.

I may be crazy but it keeps me from going insane.

I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don't want that...

I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don't want that...

Jessi is a great person. She really is. She's been a friend to me all...

Jessi is a great person. She really is. She's been a friend to me all...

A lot of times they don't want to hear it. But you know, if some...

A lot of times they don't want to hear it. But you know, if some...

Mainly what I learned from Buddy... was an attitude. He loved music, and he taught...

Mainly what I learned from Buddy... was an attitude. He loved music, and he taught...

Finally, my manager negotiated a deal where I got to produce my own records.

Finally, my manager negotiated a deal where I got to produce my own records.

And the whole thing is that you're treated like a step-child. Here it was down...

And the whole thing is that you're treated like a step-child. Here it was down...

Cuz I was never pretty anyway and never cared anything about that.

Cuz I was never pretty anyway and never cared anything about that.

But Buddy was an upper. He was happy. He loved music, and he was really...

But Buddy was an upper. He was happy. He loved music, and he was really...

We did an album one time called White Mansions, about the civil war, but it...

We did an album one time called White Mansions, about the civil war, but it...

I didn't aim at anything except good music.

I didn't aim at anything except good music.

Chet loved artists. He did. But he was caught up in the system. He had...

Chet loved artists. He did. But he was caught up in the system. He had...