“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.” PeopleIfsSaidShowsSuccessYoungAdviceYeahPoliteEntering Author:Tom T. Hall
“When I first got to Nashville, somebody said that [Kris Kristofferson and I] were the only two people who could describe Dolly Parton without using their hands.” PeopleFirstsSaidTwoCountryHandsNashville Author:Tom T. Hall
“Sinclair Lewis was asked one time to give a talk to class of students about writing. When he got there he asked the class, Do you people want to be writers?and they all said yes. Then Lewis said, Why the hell aren't you at home writing?” PeopleWantGivingWritingSaidHomeClassHellStudentsSongwritingOne Time Author:Tom T. Hall
“The best compliment I ever had is, one day I was in Nashville, some disc jockey said, Hey, that sounds like a Tom T. Hall song. Up until then there hadn't been any such thing.” SaidSongSoundOne DayHeyHallsComplimentTomsNashvilleDiscsJockeys Author:Tom T. Hall
