I had a rock and roll band as a kid. What I wanted to be in was a country band, but in Sandy Hook, Ky., you're hard-pressed to find a steel guitar player or a drummer. — Keith Whitley Copy Share Image
Shortly after I started in bluegrass, Ricky Skaggs and I got together and the bluegrass career just snowballed. Being 15 or 16 and making… — Keith Whitley Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to my mother's collection of Hank Williams, George Jones and Marty Robbins records. — Keith Whitley Copy Share Image
I believe in 'Hard Livin'.' The song has a lot of potential. I sang it on the road for about a year before I… — Keith Whitley Copy Share Image
Lyrics mean a lot to me, and I won't record a song unless I can feel it. That's something I learned from Carter Stanley.… — Keith Whitley Copy Share Image
Even when I was 3 or 4 years old, I'd go out riding in the car with mom and dad, and I already knew… — Keith Whitley Copy Share Image
It's not so uncommon for me to get so wrapped up in a song that I cry several times when I sing them. That's… — Keith Whitley Copy Share Image
Songs I do have to strike an emotional chord the first time I sing them. — Keith Whitley Copy Share Image
You may not hear much bluegrass on the surface of my music, but I feel the emotion I put in a song comes from… — Keith Whitley Copy Share Image
I don't remember ever not wanting to be a country singer. Even as a little kid, that was my dream. — Keith Whitley Copy Share Image
We did the 'L.A. to Miami' album, with the song 'Miami, My Amy,' which really saved my life as far as confidence goes. It… — Keith Whitley Copy Share Image
