Ah, the Wrecking Crew! They played on everything that came out of L.A. Oh, that was a good band. You really enjoyed going to work. You played for everyone; it didn't matter what it was.
If you've got a good melody and a good story married together, that's a good sign for hit-song material.
A good song is a good song.
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 have been very blessed with some great songs.
Great stories start with great opening lines. 'I'm a lineman for the county' - what a great way to start a song.
I don't hold grudges.
Hank Williams' music - it just doesn't go away, for some reason.
When I did 'Wichita Lineman,' it was as good as I could do it, so I keep doing it that way. It's such a haunting song.
All my records - 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix,' 'Wichita Lineman,' 'Galveston,' 'Rhinestone Cowboy,' 'Dreams of the Everyday Housewife' - they all had strings on them.
I saw my first indoor bathroom when I was 9.
I know it was raw in some places, and I was a jerk in some places, but that's the way I was, and I was stupid.
I gave John Wayne the push he needed to get that Oscar.
'True Grit' was fun to do, but I wasn't cut out to be an actor. I made John Wayne look so good, he won his only Oscar.
Life is too short not to enjoy it.
It was Dec. 22, 1981. I figured I had messed up enough, and I decided to have a little faith and let God take over. It definitely straightened my act up in a hurry.
I like to play golf. You know, make a little money, lose a little money. Get 10 bucks, lose 20 bucks.
I guess I'm like Roger Miller who used to say that he didn't have as many jokes as he thought he did.
Perhaps I've found the secret for an unhappy private life. Every three years, I go and marry a girl who doesn't love me, and then she proceeds to take all my money.
I play guitar, and it's not a prop.
