A biography for Glen Campbellhasn’t been written yet.
“'True Grit' was fun to do, but I wasn't cut out to be an actor. I made John Wayne look so good, he won his only Oscar.”
“There's a longing in country music that can soften even the rockiest heart.”
“Picking a guitar was a lot easier than picking cotton.”
“Life is too short not to enjoy it.”
“It was Dec. 22, 1981. I figured I had messed up enough, and I decided to have a little faith and let God take over. It definitely straightened my act up in a hurry.”
“To play with a symphony today is just fabulous.”
“Some people have said that I can 'hear' a hit song, meaning that I can tell the first time a song is played for me if it has potential. I have been able to hear some of the hits that way, but I can also 'feel' one.”
“You don't play around with a good song. You try to just say it right in the proper place, and if you get the music and voice in tune, you'll be all right. That's always worked for me.”
“I'm not an actor, really. I can play myself pretty well.”
“Dean Martin. He was incredible.”
“You don't mess with politics and religion. Leave it alone. People get upset at that sometimes.”
“If you've got a good melody and a good story married together, that's a good sign for hit-song material.”
“All I ever wanted to do was play the guitar; singing was a sideline.”
“I know it was raw in some places, and I was a jerk in some places, but that's the way I was, and I was stupid.”
“When I did 'Wichita Lineman,' it was as good as I could do it, so I keep doing it that way. It's such a haunting song.”
“I was very candid in my book because I want people to know the truth... and that people can change for the better.”
“I don't miss television. It's too much hurry up and sit around, wait till they do this and do that, and get the lighting just right. I'd much rather go out on a stage anywhere and just play and sing for an hour.”
“I still love making music. And I still love performing for my fans. I'd like to thank them for sticking with me through thick and thin.”
“If we grew it, we ate it. If Daddy shot it, Mamma cooked it.”
“All my records - 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix,' 'Wichita Lineman,' 'Galveston,' 'Rhinestone Cowboy,' 'Dreams of the Everyday Housewife' - they all had strings on them.”