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" I remember that in '81, country radio was pretty pop, and everybody wanted a crossover record - and all of a sudden it came back to traditional. Now it's kind of swung the other way a little bit, but it always comes back. "

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" My son had toyed with the idea of writing and trying to write a little bit, so that kind of gave me the bug to write also. "

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" If twang isn't what I do, I don't know what is. "

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" I listen to Mark Chestnutt and think he's a great singer - and he really does good material. "

" I'm always looking for great songs, and not being much of a songwriter, I depend on great songwriters to send them to me. I go through tons of stuff, and sometimes you just find material that kind of fits and becomes something special. "

" I discovered in college that country music could be fun adding some swing to it. "

" I can only say thank you and thanks also to all of the great songwriters who wrote those wonderful songs that became number ones. "

" You've got to keep the stage world and your real world separated or you're headed for trouble. "

" I always enjoy it when I walk on stage. There were some times when I was working so much in the '80s, and I felt really burnt-out. But I'd be up there singing and not be 10,000 million miles away, you know, just opening my mouth and the words coming out. "

" I've always thought that whether I'm writing or not, I've gotta pick the best songs, whether or not they're mine. I'm not gonna sing them just because I wrote them. I've gotta find the best songs to make the best record I can. "

" I like people who are loyal to me, and I like to be loyal, too. "

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" We work hard when we're in the studio, but then when we take our breaks, we walk outside and look around. "

" I love the song 'El Rey.' And for years, I never knew what the song was totally about. It was something new for me. I'd never sung a song in Spanish before. Then I got the translation and saw what a really cool song it was. "

" Country music is important to me, and I love it, but it's not my whole life... I like to be outdoors, I like to hunt, I like to fish, I like to play golf. "

" I'd say three years ago we played in my hometown of San Antonio for 55,000 people at the Alamodome and walking out there with a crowd like that is just, you're excited, you're scared. There are just so many emotions going on. I still get nervous for things like that until after I sing about the first one or two songs, then I settle down. "

" Sinatra, in my opinion, is possibly the greatest male singer of all time. "

" I used to do a lot of interviews in the early '80s, when my career started, but it came to a point when I decided I didn't want to talk anymore, and people kind of understood that and left me alone. "

" I'm going to write, and after two years, when I've quit touring, if a special event comes up that I want to do, by all means I will do it, but as far as a structured tour goes, at the last date of 2014 goes, that will be it for touring. "

" If it's a good song and it fits me, that's what I'm going to do, I'm not out there trying to change the world. I'm just out there trying to sing country music the best way I can. "

" I spend most of hunting season at the ranch. We all love to hunt whitetails, and we have a pretty good supply in South Texas. I also love to hunt elk in Arizona, mule deer in Utah, and I've been to Canada to hunt caribou. "

" I've been blessed with the ability to sing, and that has taken me so many places I never would have gone otherwise. "

" You know, legends are people like Haggard and Jones and Wills and Sinatra. Those people are legends. I'm just a young buck out here trying to keep in that same circle with the rest of 'em. "

" If you start out trying to achieve a specific thing - like doing stadium shows or going into the studio and doing an album - the end result is what counts. "

" Of all the songs I've recorded, 'Amarillo By Morning' always sticks out in my mind. "

" I'm just not going to tour. One point I want to get across to everybody is that I'm still going to make records and I may still do some events. It's not the last time I'm onstage. It's been a part of my life for too long to quit everything. I have done it since the '80s, and I think it's time now to maybe see if I can live without that part. "

" I loved making Pure Country. It was a great learning experience for me, seeing another part of the entertainment industry. "

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" I'm a country singer. I love all kinds of music, but country is where my loyalty lies. That's just me and what I do, and I'm not going to change it. "

" Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys are simply the best band that ever was. "

" When I think about putting together an album, the process of listening to hundreds of songs each time and picking out the best 10 or so that will go on the record, it really sinks in as to just how many songs I've listened to all these years. "

" I've had great fans, and they've been so loyal over the years. "

" I just continue to look for different material, great material, as good as I can find, and try to go in there and do as good a job as I can do in making it a record. That's all you can expect. That's all that you can do. "