“I looked over and he was jamming on this thing, and we were wearing the place out! How cool is this? That's James Burton playing, that's the master over there. ... I'm one of the luckiest guys around to get to do this.”
“Becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry brought to fruition a dream I'd had since I first performed on that historic stage so many years ago, ... It for this reason that I feel moved to be a part of this special Shop At Home event, to celebrate all that 80 years of Opry tradition has meant to me, and to our country music heritage.”