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.

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

The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by consultants and programmers and record company moguls.

Until MTV, television had not been a huge influence on music. To compete with MTV, the country music moguls felt they had to appeal to the same young audience and do it the way MTV did.

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

Country music is one of those places where we support each other and prop each other up.