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" There's no pillow as soft as a clear conscience. "

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" I don't really classify 'Wichita Lineman' as country. "

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" I worked my butt off. "

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" Music is music. It doesn't matter if I am trying to aim at country or trying to aim at pop. "

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" We lived on the farm, and our mode of transportation was wagon and team. No electricity. I'm the seventh son of 12 kids - eight boys and four girls. Mom and Dad handled that very well. But I wanted to get out. "

" God's law is God's law, period. Teach your children that. "

" 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. "

" They could never put me in a slot. They couldn't say Glen was 'country,' 'pop' or 'rock.' I'm crock, OK? A cross between country and rock. Call me crock. "

" With a lot of songs, songs that don't make a good statement, I forget the words. "

" I love singing. I just love it. "

" I'm a take-me-as-l-am person, and all the rest is water under the bridge. You can't change yesterday any more than you can predict what's gonna happen tomorrow. "

" I can't be alone. "

" God saved me. "

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" 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. "

" I listened to a battery radio, old country and pop stuff. Because I was singing all the time, my dad bought me a $7.50 guitar. "

" We moved to Los Angeles because our daughter wanted to go to Pepperdine. "