I sure lost my musical direction in Hollywood. My songs were the same conveyer belt mass production, just like most of my movies were.

My mother and dad both loved to sing,

I’ll stay in Memphis.

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t going away.

and I got the collection my Mother had, and I can’t sell any of it.

I’m no hillbilly singer.

The closest I ever came to getting married was just before I started singing. In fact, my first record saved my neck.