Tom T. Hall

“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."”

“Young kids are doing the same thing I did, but they're doing it differently. They don't do brain surgery the way they used to do it either.”

“My best album is called In Search Of A Song. That was my best shot right there. My finest hour, as they say. I could listen to the whole thing all the way through. There's nothing really cra...”

“I'm a very comfortable and happy-go-lucky old man. I never wanted to be great, because I'd just get worried.”

“I have had hundreds of people work for me over the years, and I don't think I ever fired anybody.”

“This generation should entertain this generation. It's only fair. When I was a kid, I mowed the lawn. Now, somebody else's kid can mow the lawn.”

“Faulkner was almost oriental. I never got into Faulkner.”

“Whiskey's to tough, Champagne costs too much, Vodka puts my mouth in gear. I hope this refrain, Will help me explain, As a matter of fact, I like beer.”