Its Hard To Be A Diamond In

In The Early Days, Porter Wagoner Would Not Exactly Scold Me, But He's Say, 'you're Writing Too Many Damn Verses. You're Makin' These Songs Too Damn Long.' And I'd Say, 'yeah, But I'm Tellin' A Story. I Have A Story To Tell.' And He'd Say, 'well, You're Not Going To Get It On The Radio.' If I Start Writing A Song, I'm Writing It For A Reason. People Would Say That I Had To Have Two Verses, And A Chorus, And A Bridge. I Tried To Learn That Formula.

I Really Learned To Sing In Church, I Think, Really With Emotion.

Well, I Do Listen To God For Direction, But I Really Don't Have Time To Listen To Other Artists All That Much.

I Try Not To Go Around Looking Like A Hag.

Energy Begets Energy.