In 20 Years I Had Sold More

I Was Sometimes Jeered By Black Soldiers Who Wanted Me To Sing Something Besides Country Music.

I'm Not James Brown. I'm Not Sam Cooke. I'm Charley Pride. I'm Just Me And That's What You Got.

I Grew Up Not Liking My Father Very Much. I Never Saw Him Cry. But He Must Have. Everybody Cries.

Singing As A Full-time Job Was Not Something I Had Given A Lot Of Thought To And I Had No Clear Notion Of The Money To Be Made In It.

A Lot Of Celebrities Relish Politics And Are Eager To Lend Their Names To Candidates And Causes. I Never Wanted To Be A Spokesman For Anybody.