There Are Only So Many Notes So

I Learned Some Invaluable Lessons In Nashville That Apply To Both Farming And Show Business: Do Not Corner Something You Know Is Meaner Than You; Keep Skunks Of All Kinds At A Distance; If You Forgive Your Enemies, It Messes Up Their Heads.

There Are Just Certain Sounds, Music, That Sort Of You Know People Are Going To Like It.

When I Would Sell Encyclopedias, I Would Drive Down The Road Looking For A House With A Swing Set In The Back, And I'd Say, "oh, Those Folks Got Kids. They Need Some Books." I'd Knock On Their Door And Sell Them A Set Of Encyclopedias, And Those Books Were From $300 To $600. I'd Look Around The House, And If There Wasn't That Much Furniture In The House, I Felt A Little Bad About Selling A $600 Set Of Books To People Who Couldn't Afford A Couch. So I Didn't Last At That Job Very Long.

I Don't Think Any Person Has Any Special Knowledge About What God Has Planned For Me And You Any More Than Me And You Do.

Where I Grew Up, Bob Wills And His Western Swing Was Very Popular. And Western Swing Is Not That Far From Jazz And Blues.