Johnny Paycheck

“I'm working to be The Man just once before I die.”

“I've got one speed. Wide open.”

“I think my best times were in the '70s, when I made the comeback. Then there was 1976, when 'Shove It' came along.”

“Women have asked for equal rights, and I think having equal rights means sharing all the responsibilities of our country. Now, I'm not saying all women would make good soldiers on the frontline, but I know some who would make better soldiers than some men.”

“I worked all my life to get to the penthouse and there ain't nothin' there.”

“I enjoy making good music and I enjoy people reacting to it.”

“I started bumming around when I was a teen.”

“I was dangerous mean from the time I was about 16 until I was 30.”

“I don't give up, but when I do, I give up completely.”

“I sing about the little guy that has been kicked around.”

“If I had it to do over again, I think I'd do about the same thing.”

“I tended not to give a damn about anything in life because I didn't think life gave a damn about me.”

“I served two years in a federal penetentiary when I was 19.”

“I've been up and down like a window blind.”

“I like Joe Diffie, Alan Jackson and Travis Tritt, who I think sounds a bit like me.”

“There are too many overlooked workers out there in America. They deserve more credit.”

“Hopelessness is the seed of crime. If every man had a goal and some hope for reaching it, we could really reduce crime.”

“The more talented and creative you are, the more impatient and frustrated you can become.”

“You know, being impatient is the worst lick for somebody young, especially in this business.”

“A creative person, a very creative person, is always alone, impatient and frustrated.”