You know, it comes from my mother's side of the family. She had seven sisters and one brother, and all of them could play instruments. I suppose I picked it up from that.

I didn't get to meet Hank Williams. I was in the Air Force on Okinawa when he passed away.

But if you put a script up in front of me to read, or a cue card, I couldn't do it without stuttering.

And my daddy could play a harmonica and also the guitar, so I guess I got a little bit from both of 'em, but I think mostly from my mother's side of the family.

I'm gonna do between 75 and 100 dates. A lot of it will be in Laughlin, Nevada; I'll be there for two weeks. And I'll work some casinos here and there, and the fair dates.

And then, when I started to school, I found out I couldn't talk.

But in those days - in the mid-'50s, early '60s - there was less than 300 radio stations that were playing country music and a lot of that wasn't full time.

And I had to take care of a little dog too named Suzy. It was the promoter's wife's - Judy Lynn's - it was her dog. And one of my duties going on the tour was to take care of it.

I'll do about 13 shows in Branson next year, and I'll be performing at the Grand Palace.

If I had to pick another career, I'd be an optometrist for potatoes. That's where the money is.

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He who has religion will speak poetry. But philosophy is the tool with which to seek and discover religion.

Government . . . is a reflection of us. It is up to us to earn a better reflection.

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If you don't like us, don't accept our invitations and don't invite us to come to see you. Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

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I've found that eating vegan the last five or six months has really given me energy, I feel good and I look fabulous.

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