I don't limit my taste. There's some jazz that I like and there's some opera. I've been listening to what was essentially country music, but it crossed over to rock.
I got country music in me.
Country music belongs to America.
I just love where I am right now in my career. I love country music. I don't ever feel restricted by the genre. I've been able to have a solid career that we've built one step at a time and a family. I know that I'm in a good place.
It means so much being a part of country music and the Opry.
Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards.
I think Charley Pride has been one of the best things to happen to country music, to prove it belongs to everybody.
I've seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I'm proud I was there when it happened.
I was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music.
When I'd tell people I like country music they'd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country.
When I first came to Nashville, people hardly gave country music any respect. We lived in old cars and dirty hotels, and we ate when we could.
There's a place for all types of country music as long as there is honesty and realness and a real human experience for the fans.
Country fans need to support country music by buying albums and concert tickets for traditional artists or the music will just fade away. And that would be really sad.
Country music is three chords and the truth.
Country music fans are extremely supportive. Once they're with you, they're with you for life.