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Famous Charley Pride Quotes
“Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.”
“There is an intimacy about the Opry Theater that gives an entertainer a special charge.”
“After 14 months of military service, I had a wife, a child, half an apartment, no car, and no job.”
“As far back as I can remember, the radio held a special fascination for me.”
“Baseball got into my blood early and I worked harder at it than anything.”
“Flying was as necessary to my business as fiddles and footlights.”
“I always wanted to grow up fast. I longed for more than the Mississippi Delta could give.”
“I might have become a minor celebrity but royalty checks were a long way off.”
“I realize I was more of a curiosity to the older Nashville artists than the new ones.”
“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've seen people who have been coming to my shows for 25 years.”
“It was unlikely that anyone had ever heard a black person sing country music.”
“My brothers and sisters all sang, too, and they all have good voices.”
“People pay attention to lyrics, and the race matter was delicate.”
“There are worse things than being thought a Republican.”
“There were very few black people in Montana but we never felt out of place.”
“Not only are three-putt greens probable, at times they are an achievment.”
“I grew up not liking my father very much. I never saw him cry. But he must have. Everybody cries.”
“I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange.”
“Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived.”
“Fans are what make a performer and I've always taken them seriously.”
“A black man singing about a blond girl was potential trouble.”
“Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you.”
“Too many religious organizations are in the business of enforcing beliefs.”