I guess I'm like Roger Miller who used to say that he didn't have as many jokes as he thought he did.
I would have been content to just do studio work, making it on my own never really entered my mind.
Some people have said that I can 'hear' a hit song, meaning that I can tell the first time a song is played for me if it has potential. I have been able to hear some of the hits that way, but I can also 'feel' one.
I like 'me'/'I' songs.
You don't play around with a good song. You try to just say it right in the proper place, and if you get the music and voice in tune, you'll be all right. That's always worked for me.
I worked my butt off.
I have been very blessed with some great songs.
I like to play golf. You know, make a little money, lose a little money. Get 10 bucks, lose 20 bucks.
I got to play with the big guys, the Wrecking Crew. They just blew me away. I learned a lot of stuff from those guys.
The more you play music, the better you'll get.
I gave John Wayne the push he needed to get that Oscar.
We moved to Los Angeles because our daughter wanted to go to Pepperdine.
I just wanted to do a music show, with the whole realm of music from Ella Fitzgerald to rock bands like Cream to Kenny Rogers. We had a lot of country, but we did every kind of music. The Monkees were on, and so was Johnny Cash.
I was out of control... I was a mess, but God has forgiven me.
I've been through a lot of changes.
I go to a great church.
Actually, I believe in the institution of marriage.
It's easier being with somebody who's got some sense.
Our dad taught us not to be a loafer and a slough-off, that you don't blame somebody else for your misfortunes.
God's law is God's law, period. Teach your children that.
