"A black man singing about a blond girl was potential trouble." — Charley Pride

Fans are what make a performer and I've always taken them seriously.

Any entertainer who tells you that the adoration of fans is not a heady experience probably never had the experience.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

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.