There’s one thing I never did do, and that was stink.
It makes my wife mad, you know, she wants me to stay home all the time. But its what I’ve done all my life and I think when I quit doing it I’ll probably go away pretty quick.
Before the Beatles and yesterday, when a man could still work and still would.
They shaved a little piece of bone off my small toe. You see, you balance yourself a certain way and this toe had grown under the other ones. So he cut it loose, where I could balance myself and it makes me walk straight.
There’s been periods of broadcasts in the past where you could see all ages of entertainers, ranging from George Burns to Shirley Temple. That’s not the condition now.
We’re bar room buddies and we’re the best kind, nobody messes with that friend of mine. Chug-a-lug-a-lug-a-lugga, bar room buddy of mine.
Heaven knows that alcohol is the worst thing in the world, but it’s debatable whether cocaine is worse than caffeine or whether it’s the same thing and they just changed the name.
HAG Records, is a company that I’ve owned. I’ve had a couple of gospel releases on it. We developed a pretty good distribution setup there and we do have something to use in case they don’t want to sign us.
Diana Krall knocks me out. I like jazz and I like her simple approach.
I don’t think there’s ever been a friendly divorce.
It’s been said that Bill Gates has come up with something that’ll be released in December that’s gonna put a lid on counterfeiting. If that’s a fact then it’s really interesting to own your own product – with all the potential methods of downloading.
My 10 year old son likes it. He’s trying to play guitar and everything. He likes that kind of music.
I was 48-years old before anybody talked me into it for medicinal purposes, instead of some of these drugs that they give you that will lead you to heart surgery and things of that nature.
The turn I made was not the one I planned. And I watched my social standing slip away from me, while I watched the bottle slowly take command.
I’ve got one young family by the first wife, with four children.
Guitar playing is very important to me. It’s like golf to some other people; it’s important to me that I play good.
And there’s some Latino music I like, and some reggae music.
My second wife Bonnie Owens and I worked together after we divorced for a period of maybe 20 years. And I managed to stay friends with another wife. And then there’s one that I don’t mess with. Everybody’s got one of those.
I had some surgery on my feet, which has helped my back some.
I haven’t had any problems with my back since I got the foot surgery.
I’ve got two families.