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"You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins' name on your record as a producer and it was on RCA, you could work the road. It didn't have to be a big hit record, it just had to have that on it."
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"I may be crazy, but it keeps me from going insane."
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Love
"Finally, my manager negotiated a deal where I got to produce my own records."
Management
"You know, I feel sorry for the young artists."
Artist
"You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins' name on your record as a producer and it was on RCA, you could work the road. It didn't have to be a big hit record, it just had to have that on it."
Work
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Time
"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."
Change
"A lot of times they don't want to hear it. But you know, if some good is done to you, you should pass it on."
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