"I'm not a spokesman for a generation. I'm a spokesman for myself."

"I learned how to sing by listening to the radio."

"I just want to be remembered as a man who brought some happiness to people."

"I feel like I'm a country boy. I'm a simple person. I'm just a good ole boy."

"I'm just a human being who's trying to make a living and trying to make some sense of this crazy world."