Charley Pride

A black man singing about a blond girl was potential trouble. ”

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. ”

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

There are worse things than being thought a Republican. ”

I don't care what the religion is called; as far as I'm concerned, one God, the God I adhere to, is in charge of all of them. ”

In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis Presley. ”

There is an intimacy about the Opry Theater that gives an entertainer a special charge. ”

Even now, when I'm asked how I'm doing, I like to reply, 'Pretty good. I've got all my fingers and both eyes. ”

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

Performing is an experience, for me, that is as humbling as it is energizing. ”