Until MTV, television had not been a huge influence on music. To compete with MTV, the country music moguls felt they had to appeal to the same young audience and do it the way MTV did.
Fans are what make a performer and I've always taken them seriously. - Charley Pride
Fans are what make a performer and I've always taken them seriously.
- Charley Pride
The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying about somebody else's attitude was time I could put to better use. - Charley Pride
The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying about somebody else's attitude was time I could put to better use.
Too many religious organizations are in the business of enforcing beliefs. - Charley Pride
Too many religious organizations are in the business of enforcing beliefs.
A fan will grab you and hug you and will not let go. When that happens, you wish it could be that way all over the world. - Charley Pride
A fan will grab you and hug you and will not let go. When that happens, you wish it could be that way all over the world.
What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and some arbitrary judgement of what belongs and what doesn't. - Charley Pride
What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and some arbitrary judgement of what belongs and what doesn't.
Baseball got into my blood early and I worked harder at it than anything. - Charley Pride
Baseball got into my blood early and I worked harder at it than anything.
I try to keep my feet on the ground. Even though I appreciate the fame and adoration, I remember once I used to pick cotton, and I felt like even the… - Charley Pride
I try to keep my feet on the ground. Even though I appreciate the fame and adoration, I remember once I used to pick cotton, and I felt like even the…
I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange. - Charley Pride
I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange.
For most entertainers, there is a single experience, one defining moment, when confidence replaces the self-doubt that most of us wrestle with. - Charley Pride
For most entertainers, there is a single experience, one defining moment, when confidence replaces the self-doubt that most of us wrestle with.
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