I think he's the best country songwriter there ever was. My mom and dad played his music all the time read more

I think he's the best country songwriter there ever was. My mom and dad played his music all the time when I was growing up.

I would be very happy to see 3.5 billion humans wiped out from the face of the earth within the read more

I would be very happy to see 3.5 billion humans wiped out from the face of the earth within the next 150 or 200 years and I am quite prepared to go myself with this majority... let us all look forward to the day when the catastrophe strikes us down!

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, A Death in the Family, Shorter Fiction

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, A Death in the Family, Shorter Fiction

No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.

No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.

They're always a rough and tumble, blue-collar team.

They're always a rough and tumble, blue-collar team.

I got kicked on the inside at the end of the game in Portland. It was a bone bruise. It read more

I got kicked on the inside at the end of the game in Portland. It was a bone bruise. It was real puffy and stiff, but the swelling has gone down a little bit. I never had one like this, on the inside.

He has a billionaire's spending habit, but a millionaire's budget.

He has a billionaire's spending habit, but a millionaire's budget.

It's a very high-energy activity. It's a workout. By the time you finish class, you're tired.

It's a very high-energy activity. It's a workout. By the time you finish class, you're tired.

There was some very good competition there from all over Sacramento, and Randall did a good job. The kid ahead read more

There was some very good competition there from all over Sacramento, and Randall did a good job. The kid ahead of him was one of best throwers in his area.