Charley Pride

For most entertainers, there is a single experience, one defining moment, when confidence replaces the self-doubt that most of us wrestle with. ”

Until MTV, television had not been a huge influence on music. To compete with MTV, the country music moguls felt they had to appeal to the same young audience and do it the way MTV did. ”

The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by consultants and programmers and record company moguls. ”

I learned to tune a guitar by ear. That method has served me pretty well. ”

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting. ”

Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you. ”

I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange. ”

Too many religious organizations are in the business of enforcing beliefs. ”

Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought to and I had no clear notion of the money to be made in it. ”

What qualifies me to tell people how to act or what to think? I'm Charley Pride, country singer. Period. ”