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Loretta Lynn

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Loretta Lynn
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: April 14
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
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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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Sometimes they work, and sometimes they just won't. Sometimes you get hung up on them. When that happens, you just throw it back, and maybe come back to it two or three weeks later.
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I know what it's like to be pregnant and nervous and poor.
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Sometimes it's like you're a big pie settin' on the table, and everybody runs up and gets their piece of you. When it's over' the plate's empty.
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Really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I retire. Wash dishes?
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I had more verses . Owen Bradley said, 'Loretta, there's already been one El Paso and we'll never have another one. Get in that room and start taking some of those verses off.' Yeah, I took six verses off.
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Being on stage is the best part of my career. I just say whatever comes into my head. It's the only time I feel grown-up and in control of things.
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You're the reason our kids are ugly.
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You ain't supposed to get salmon when they're swimming upstream to spawn. But if you're hungry, you do.
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When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings.
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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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My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find 'em, kill 'em.
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I don't go to church regular. But I pray for answers to my problems.
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It's important that you take care of yourself and blow off steam in the right way. Don't let some woman walk in and say, hey, goodbye! and take your man. Kill her if you can! I'm only kidding.
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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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You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess.
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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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I'm not a big fan of Women's Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due.
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I refuse to be pushed around anymore.
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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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