Is This Really Butte, Montana, Or Just

People Think Because You're Private, You Have Something You Don't Want Them To Know.

The Way You Look For Songs, You Find Yourself Looking For Little Signals And Clues About Life And How Things Are.

I Think The Nature Of Songwriters Is That They Are Philosophers, And Philosophers Have A Bent Towards Poetry And Songwriting, So I Think That The Two Run Around Together. The Nature Of A Songwriter Could Be Philosophical. Looking For Universal Ideas, A Way To Say Things, Get The Story Across As A Means Of Entertaining, Provoking Thought.

If They Want To Come Out And Watch Me Paint Or Dig Potatoes Or Mend Fences, I Don't Care. I Don't Do Interviews Not Because I Have Anything To Hide, But When You Retire, The Word Has A Meaning To Me. It's A Place In Life, A Part Of The Journey. You Just Don't Quit Work. You Develop An Attitude Where You Can Do What You Please.

When I First Got To Nashville, Somebody Said That [kris Kristofferson And I] Were The Only Two People Who Could Describe Dolly Parton Without Using Their Hands.