George strait

Swing is my favorite kind of music.

Country music is important to me, and I love it, but it's not my whole life... I like to be outdoors, I like to hunt, I like to fish, I like to play golf.

Of all the songs I've recorded, 'Amarillo By Morning' always sticks out in my mind.

In the beginning, I wanted to be successful. I wanted to make and have hit records.

I loved making Pure Country. It was a great learning experience for me, seeing another part of the entertainment industry.

I always enjoy it when I walk on stage. There were some times when I was working so much in the '80s, and I felt really burnt-out. But I'd be up there singing and not be 10,000 million miles away, you...

I think the melody is the first time I hear in a song and if I like the melody, then I'll pay closer attention to the lyrics.

I think that all my albums are different enough where I don't feel like I did this the last time.

I love to fish. You can go hours without anything happening, and all of a sudden a big blue marlin comes into the spread and it's cockpit chaos. My dream is to catch a grander, a 1,000 pounder.

If you start out trying to achieve a specific thing - like doing stadium shows or going into the studio and doing an album - the end result is what counts.