Songwriting Is As Much A Craft As

Make Your Melodies Simple Enough So That The Average Person Can Hum Them.

I Took Up A Sort Of A Hobby Of Just Hanging Around The Local Library. I'd Pick Out An Author And I Would Read All Their Books.

The First Time With Artistic Endeavors Is, If It's Working, It Was Your Idea, And If It's Not, It's Somebody Else's Idea.

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.

I've Been Polite And I've Always Shown Up. Somebody Asked Me If I Had Any Advice For Young People Entering The Business. I Said: "yeah, Show Up.