I Grew Up Not Liking My Father

For Most Entertainers, There Is A Single Experience, One Defining Moment, When Confidence Replaces The Self-doubt That Most Of Us Wrestle With.

After 14 Months Of Military Service, I Had A Wife, A Child, Half An Apartment, No Car, And No Job.

I Grew Up Not Liking My Father Very Much. I Never Saw Him Cry. But He Must Have. Everybody Cries.

I Try To Keep My Feet On The Ground. Even Though I Appreciate The Fame And Adoration, I Remember Once I Used To Pick Cotton, And I Felt Like Even Then I Was Somebody. I Have The Same Feet, Hands And Heart Like Everyone Else. I'm Just Also Blessed With A Good Voice.

Until Mtv, Television Had Not Been A Huge Influence On Music. To Compete With Mtv, The Country Music Moguls Felt They Had To Appeal To The Same Young Audience And Do It The Way Mtv Did.