People who make music together cannot be enemies, at least while the music lasts.
People look at you, and they've got just the perfect little box for you, the perfect category. Call you a redneck. Call you a hillbilly. Like those were insults.
Bluegrass is really a big part of my background.
It's a great day to be alive. I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes.
Please tell me you will remember, no matter how much I do wrong that I had the best of intentions all along.
I've been writing on my own. It's like Roger Miller used to say, every now and then, like a dog having puppies, you have to crawl under the house and do it yourself.
I'm a member of a country club, country music is what I love.
As soon as you judge communication a little more rigorously, there is a possibility that the message will not be democratized. I have to say what I believe to be right. I have to spread out the statement among all the means of expression available to us at present.
In a country like India, the British were only able to rule the country because it had completely co-opted the elite of the country, who did their work for them.
Belief was never mentioned at home, but right actions were taught by daily example.
Don't block your blessings. Don't let doubt stop you from getting where you want to be.