A biography for Reba McEntirehasn’t been written yet.
“At this time when I turn 50, because so there's many of my friends and family who didn't get to see 50-years-old, and so, I'm celebrating for them too.”
“And so we were asleep there in San Diego. And our pilot called us. And his brother was on one of the other planes. And when he was leaving the airport, he saw in his rear view mirror that there was an explosion.”
“A good song has to have a great melody, and the lyrics have to touch my heart. Now, if it's just a little toe-tapper, got to make me feel good somehow or another, or when I sing it I can't make you feel good.”
“I think it's a wonderful time for a woman.”
“I'm open to any kind of situation in a song as long as it touches my heart.”
“I always like story songs, Dolly Parton, Tom T. Hall, Mel Tillis, Red Stegall, when they'd do their story songs. I was totally enthralled.”
“I have talked to Debbie Hammond quite a bit, Jim Hammond's wife, his widow. I've seen their kids. And last time we played Dallas, a lot of them came over. It's hard for them to come see the show. It's still hard.”
“And I was mischievous. I was always into something. So when I got good attention from the singing, I knew that was probably where I needed to land.”
“I don't think quantity time is as special as quality time with your family.”
“I've never turned my back on country music.”
“When onstage, I always try to take my audience through as many emotions as I possibly can. I want them to go from laughter to tears, be shocked and surprised and walk out the door with a renewed sense of themselves - and maybe a smile.”
“I use all my skills that I can muster up, but the fun thing is that I find some untapped skills every once in a while. I get that from my daddy.”
“My family, you know, are all still, you know, very close. We're all still very close. Mom and Daddy are still alive. So, what more can you ask for? Your kids are healthy.”
“I grew up in southeastern Oklahoma on a working cattle ranch, and it was always very romantic to me: The West, the cowboy, the Western way of life.”
“I have learned a lot about myself and come to deal with a lot of things that, at first, bothered me.”
“I had lots of breaks. I guess the one that got my foot in the door was singing the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City in '74.”
“To me, there's two types of songs, good and bad. And I just like to stick with the good ones.”
“But I like to listen to demos. I like to hear the finished product. It's like listening to a song - I mean, a story. If you're going to sit here and tell me a story, I just like to listen. I don't want to make them up.”
“Be different, stand out, and work your butt off.”
“Living might mean taking chances, but they're worth taking. Loving might be a mistake. but its worth making”