But if you think of all the people who don’t like me, just think of all the millions who’ve never heard of me!
I like to play small clubs.
I never pretended to have a great voice. It works and I can carry a tune. If you have a good song, that’s about all that’s required.
Inside every cowboy there’s a lady who’d love to slip out.
Let’s get the government stay out of our private lives, once and for all, and stop arresting smokers. Let’s take a stand for personal freedom.
We’re still here trying to get the word out that 330 farmers are quitting every week.
The life I love is making music with my friends.
I wanted to connect all people who are thinking about peace on Earth.
The first time I got onstage was when I was about 5 years old. It was at a church social, and I had a poem to recite.
There are only so many notes so there must be only so many melodies.
I got in at 2 with a 10, and woke up at 10 with a 2.
There’s a great enthusiasm for good country music all over the world.
Just take what you need from the ladies and leave them.
In the twilight glow I see her, blue eyes crying in the rain. As we kissed goodbye and parted, I knew we’d never meet again.
Nothing lasts forever, but old Fords and a natural stone.
Waylon Jennings and I had a lot of fun recording together.
Songwriters might write cynical, world-wise lyrics and constantly talk about money, but most of us are downright naive when it comes to business.
A lot of country music is sad.
I started writing cheating songs when I was too young to have any idea what I was writing about – broken hearts and things like that. I just think it was something I already knew, something I had experienced in another lifetime.
If you start out looking at somebody, wondering whether he’s good or bad, I think you’re starting out in the wrong direction. I think we’re all good and we’re all bad.