"I don't think I'm a legend. I'm just a man who's been blessed with a lot of good luck and a lot of good people around him."

"I started out doing gospel music, and I've always stuck with it. I've never forgotten where I came from."

"I'm a walking contradiction, a living paradox. I'm a man who's seen it all, and yet I'm still learning."

"There's a lot of things that I've done in my life that I'm not proud of. But I'm proud that I'm a survivor."

"I'm not a country singer. I'm a singer of songs. And I sing all kinds of songs."