I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange.

There are worse things than being thought a Republican.

It used to be that if you had a pretty good record, you could stop by a station in Little Rock or Atlanta and let the DJ listen to it. No way something like that can happen now.

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.

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

It's a way to showcase themselves and get involved in the community.