Occupation: Singer Birth: April 6, 1937 Death: April 6, 2016
It's easier to force feed people than it is to give 'em what they want. It makes more money..
Running down on a way of life our fighting men have fought and died to keep. If you don't love it, leave it..
We are under [government's] control, and if people don't realize that, they haven't looked around. And if they're not paranoid, they haven't thought ….
If I had a choice, and there was a "Y" in the road, I would always take the one that was more fun as opposed to the one that might make me more money..
Lay in the weeds and wait, and when you get your chance to say something, say something good..
There's just a few people that call themselves stars can actually sit down with a guitar and sing you a song..
When you get to readin' about where the music and John Steinbeck and all those people like that come from, the further you go the more interesting it….
I'll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it's the most rare commodity in the world - honesty..
Momma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried..
The only thing that I miss lately in all music is somebody that will put out a melody that you can whistle. It doesn't seem like there's anything hap….
Stop rolling down hill like a snow ball headed for hell..
There's two or three kids out there trying to make good music, and the rest of them sound like it's been strained through some kind of white toast or….
This is America. We're proud. We're not afraid of a bunch of terrorists. But this government is all about terror alerts and scaring us at airports. W….
I wish coke was still cola and a joint was a bad place to be..
A house without love ain't a home..
Hey, hey, the working man, the working man like me. I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be..
Keep your opinions to yourself. I think it's important that I stay neutral on politics and remain hard to understand. I don't want to be pigeonholed ….
Willie Nelson's the one who told me the reason it costs so much to get divorced is because it's worth it..
By the time you get close to the answers, it's nearly all over..
We need to have music that contributes to the well-being of the spirit. Music that cradles people's lives and makes things a little easier. That's wh….
If I hear another line dance song I think I'm going to puke..