Good country music is kind of like getting a straight, honest answer. — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
Don't try to be something you're not, and find some great songs because there is still an interest. — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
I was just really nervous the first time I was on the Opry, because I knew the importance of it to any… — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
One of the biggest things probably in my whole career is becoming a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
I want to contribute to the music business and put something back into it so I'll be known as the man that… — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
I'm just a fan of music, of country music. And I think that's sort of a gift and talent also. — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
Country music has really gotten away from real country songs that connect with people and say something in a unique way. — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
The first music I was interested in was Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys, and I listened to bluegrass religiously on the… — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
Becoming a member of the Opry in 1957 is probably the highlight of my whole career. To me that is the most… — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
Once you have a hit song and people recognize you the moment you start into it is a big thrill! — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
I believe there is a different kind of beauty, the beauty of being honest, of being yourself, of singing it like you feel it. — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
Of course, Dolly started out basically on my television show. She just learned a lot when she was on my show the first seven… — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
Everywhere I go, people tell me they still love traditional country. — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
I never drank any in my life. Never have. Just never liked the taste of whiskey, and beer I don't care for at all. — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
When you get involved in litigation with attorneys, man, they drag you down in the mud. — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
Good country music is kind of like getting a straight, honest answer. — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
I've always been a team player, tried to make the show and the band - especially something that I was responsible for, like 'The… — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
Don't try to be something you're not, and find some great songs because there is still an interest. — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
I love to write but it lays real heavy on your mind. Because I'd have to get so involved in ideas, I'd get lost… — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
You couldn't help but like James Brown if you came to see a show because he's such a wonderful showman. — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
