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" I've been singing and playing the guitar ever since I can remember. "

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" Picking a guitar was a lot easier than picking cotton. "

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" 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. "

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" I'll tell you, my dad played and sang, and it didn't take me long to figure out that playing a guitar was a whole lot better than getting ahold of a hoe handle or chopping cotton, man. "

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