A Lot Of Dreams Can Turn To

My First Job Was Singing On The Cas Walker Radio Show In Knoxville, Tennessee. I Was About 10 Years Old And I Thought It Was Big Time.

I Know When Something Ain't Right, And I Know Exactly What I Will Or Won't Tolerate.

Believe It Or Not, I Was Just Given An Honorary Doctorate Degree From The University Of Tennessee.

I Feel Fortunate That I've Had A Lot Of Songs Recorded By Other People, Because I Take My Songwriting Very Seriously. It's Only Those People That Have Followed Me Over The Years And Really Know My Work That Know How Serious I Am About All Of It - Including The Way I Look. You Can't Take My High Heels From Me, You Can't Have My Long Fingernails, You Can't Take All This Hair From Me, Because It's Part Of This Thing That I've Become. I Wouldn't Want To Give Any Of It Up. Do I Have To Be Ugly To Be A Songwriter? This Is The Way I Am, And It's What I Choose To Be.

I Just Can't Stand To Look Plain, 'cause That Don't Fit My Personality. I May Be A Very Artificial-looking Person, But The Good News Is, I'm Very Real On The Inside.