Nobody Knows A Hit Before It's A

I Never Fixed A Story. I Didn't Make Judgments, I Let The Listener Make Judgments. When I Got To The End Of The Story, If It Had A Moral, I Let The Listener Find It.

I Don't Know Why Songwriters Struggle. They Have To, I Guess. If You're A Young Songwriter, Quit Struggling. It Makes You Look Bad.

If They Want To Come Out And Watch Me Paint Or Dig Potatoes Or Mend Fences, I Don't Care. I Don't Do Interviews Not Because I Have Anything To Hide, But When You Retire, The Word Has A Meaning To Me. It's A Place In Life, A Part Of The Journey. You Just Don't Quit Work. You Develop An Attitude Where You Can Do What You Please.

A Song Is A Poem Set To Music.

It Used To Be That Youd Have A Song Recorded By A Major Country Artist And If It Was A Hit, You Could Buy A Car. Now You Can Buy A Dealership.