No One Had Ever Told

After 14 Months Of Military Service, I Had A Wife, A Child, Half An Apartment, No Car, And No Job.

If Detroit Was A Watershed Concert For Me, Traveling With Willie Nelson Through Texas And Louisiana Was A Milestone Of A Different Sort.

I Try To Keep My Feet On The Ground. Even Though I Appreciate The Fame And Adoration, I Remember Once I Used To Pick Cotton, And I Felt Like Even Then I Was Somebody. I Have The Same Feet, Hands And Heart Like Everyone Else. I'm Just Also Blessed With A Good Voice.

Even Now, When I'm Asked How I'm Doing, I Like To Reply, 'pretty Good. I've Got All My Fingers And Both Eyes.

No One Had Ever Told Me That Whites Were Supposed To Sing One Kind Of Music And Blacks Another - I Sang What I Liked In The Only Voice I Had.