Brenda Lee quotes:

John Lennon was very irreverent and very intelligent.

When 'I'm Sorry' came out and became such a huge hit, that made 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' start selling. Then that became a huge, huge hit.

Im Sorry was one of the first songs to come out of Nashville using strings.

I was nuts about Elvis, like every girl in America.

I still don't look at myself as a star. I've always had a thankful heart.

The word matters in country music, and it always has. And everybody had lived those words in country songs.

Whatever happened to the tomboy I used to be, the slightly rebellious rocker?

I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go on.

I don't think you ever get tired of the well-written, well-crafted songs.

I always loved reading. I always was the spelling bee champion. I always loved words. I always wanted to know what they meant, why you used them, who first said them. I was always interested in that.

The music business can be very cold. And it doesn't honor its elders.

Brother, if you want to get the lowdown, Come along and let's all have a hoedown.

The Beatles were raw musically, but I think they really had something.

God has never disappointed me.

I dont think you ever get tired of the well-written, well-crafted songs.

I always felt that I was one of the women who helped lay the foundation for rock and roll. But I'd always been overlooked by the Hall of Fame.

I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can.

I believe I became one of the first singers to be launched via television exposure. I guess I was a new kind of musical stylist for a new kind of media.

I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion.

I had been singing since I was 3 years old, so my love of singing was always there.

I didnt really have an agenda for my talent. I just wanted to be able to sing.

I gave up my childhood for a career.

The amazing thing is that I'm sane. I'm not bitter. I'm not drugged out. I'm not broke. I'm still married to the same guy. My children don't hate me.

I've spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I've had everything happen to me in a plane that could happen. Except a crash.

I'm sorry if I took some things for granted, I'm sorry for the chains I put on you. But more than anything, I'm sorry for myself for living without you.