Charley Pride

I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange. ↗

— Charley Pride

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Fans are what make a performer and I've always taken them seriously. ↗

— Charley Pride

#fans #i #make #performer #seriously

The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by consultants and programmers and record company moguls. ↗

— Charley Pride

#consultants #country #country music #defined #fans

A fan will grab you and hug you and will not let go. When that happens, you wish it could be that way all over the world. ↗

— Charley Pride

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Any entertainer who tells you that the adoration of fans is not a heady experience probably never had the experience. ↗

— Charley Pride

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Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived. ↗

— Charley Pride

#best #chet #ever #guitar #guitar player

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. ↗

— Charley Pride

#both #doing #even #even now #eyes

A black man singing about a blond girl was potential trouble. ↗

— Charley Pride

#black #blond #girl #man #potential

Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you. ↗

— Charley Pride

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What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and some arbitrary judgement of what belongs and what doesn't. ↗

— Charley Pride

#belongs #country #country music #criticism #divisiveness