I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to.
Lee KonitzMe and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards.
Loretta LynnI came to town thinking that everybody had the same idea of what country music was that I did.
Lee Ann WomackGospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say.
Mahalia JacksonMy idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues.
Mark KnopflerTelevision made a lot of difference in country music. It's progress. I believe in progress.
Roy AcuffI went to school for folk music back when I was a teenager and learned hundreds of songs.
Roger McGuinnI don't care what's happening in the mainstream of country music. I haven't in a long time.
Steve Earle