A biography for Waylon Jenningshasn’t been written yet.
“But you know, the system almost destroyed itself while it was goin' on trying to destroy us.”
“I mean, I think we're put here on earth to make your own destiny, to begin with. I don't think there's anything you can do this way or that way to change anything.”
“Cuz I was never pretty anyway and never cared anything about that.”
“I never have any problem getting enthusiastic with a good song and a good band.”
“So I'm not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess. I never wanted to be.”
“Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.”
“But ya know what, I am a part of something that happened. I'm a part of the music that happened. My voice is one more instrument, is what it is. So that's the way I feel about people who play on sessions.”
“Now, I was on drugs, and that didn't help a whole lot. He hated that. That was part of where Chet and I had problems, so I take complete blame for that.”
“Jessi is a great person. She really is. She's been a friend to me all through all my bad times, and she's understood what I was doing. She came up with that one saying, which was great.”