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" I don't hold grudges. "

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" I'm an avid golfer. "

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" 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. "

" Do everything according to God, and be nice, and treat other people the way you would like to be treated. "

" 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've laughed, and I've cried. Laughing has got it over crying. "

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" We didn't have electricity when I was a kid. We had to watch TV by candlelight. No, that's a silly joke. "

" I still love making music. And I still love performing for my fans. I'd like to thank them for sticking with me through thick and thin. "

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" If I get a song - a good song - I just sing it the way I hear it in my head. If anybody else wanted to add whistles and bells and chains rattling, that's fine. Just not too much. I actually just do things as straight ahead as possible. "

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" It's easier being with somebody who's got some sense. "