Fans are what make a performer and I've always taken them seriously.

What qualifies me to tell people how to act or what to think? I'm Charley Pride, country singer. Period.

Charley Pride was a regular feature at the New Mexico State Fair from 1971-75; they raised money and it was good for the cancer society.

I think there's enough room in country music for everybody.

A black man singing about a blond girl was potential trouble.

What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and some arbitrary judgement of what belongs and what doesn't.