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When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings.

Loretta Lynn

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Loretta Lynn
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: April 14
Guitarist
Musician
Recording Artist
Screenwriter
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Violinist
Butcher Holler
Kentucky
Loretta Webb
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Something
Bothering
Bother
Tells
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I won all the blue ribbons for canning at the state fair.
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If anyone asks how old I am, tell them it's none of their business!
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I came out the back of the building and I was hollering, 'I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry! I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry!'
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If I had a chance to do things over again, I might not start singing. It was my husband Doolittle's idea. He pushed me out there, the booger. And I'm out there now, so I might as well make the best of it.
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I think Charley Pride has been one of the best things to happen to country music, to prove it belongs to everybody.
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I believe in horoscopes. I was born under the sign of the Ram, which means I'm headstrong, don't like people telling me what to do.
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Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant.
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When I first came to Nashville, people hardly gave country music any respect. We lived in old cars and dirty hotels, and we ate when we could.
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All music is based on country music. And that's why so many different kinds of people relate to it. There are more country music fans in New Jersey than there are down South.
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I've been around a long time, and life still has a whole lot of surprises for me.
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I refuse to be pushed around anymore.
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When all those city folks try to fix up my talking, all they do is mess me up.
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My mother used to paper pictures from movie magazines on the wall of her bedroom. When I was born, she looked at those pictures to decide on a name for me. Claudette Colbert's picture was up there and so was Loretta Young's. She decided Loretta was the prettiest name, so I was named after her.
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I know what it's like to be pregnant and nervous and poor.
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I've always been full of nervous energy, but I'm not really as happy as I seem.
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Really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I retire. Wash dishes?
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We used to go around tipping outhouses over, or turning over corn shocks on Halloween. Anything to be mean.
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I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers.
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You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess.
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The night I announced I was getting married, Daddy paced for hours on the porch.
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