1 I don’t care what the religion is called; as far as I’m concerned, one God, the God I adhere to, is in charge of all of them. -Charley Pride
It doesn’t matter what religion you belong to, there is only God that exists. The Gods mentioned in each religion are just the same but of different forms.
2 Fans are what make a performer and I’ve always taken them seriously. -Charley Pride
A performer is only successful as long as their fans accept them. Never think little of your audience as they make you successful and worthy. Without them, you are nothing.
3 Too many religious organizations are in the business of enforcing beliefs. -Charley Pride
A lot of religious institutions are just trying to enforce their beliefs around the world. Instead of being inclusive to differing beliefs, they only think of imposing their own notions of religious beliefs.
4 The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying about somebody else’s attitude was time I could put to better use. -Charley Pride
People waste a lot of time obsessing over what others think and do. All that time can be put to much better use instead of just wasting away on unnecessary things.
5 I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially, people thought I was a little strange. -Charley Pride
As a child we all have a boundless imagination. Use that and dream big. Your dreams craft your future and do not let them be small.
6 For most entertainers, there is a single experience, one defining moment, when confidence replaces the self-doubt that most of us wrestle with. -Charley Pride
Nothing in life can be achieved if you doubt your own abilities. Confidence is what one needs to succeed. Replace that self-doubt with confidence and you’re halfway there.
7 I try to keep my feet on the ground. -Charley Pride
Always stay grounded. No matter how successful you become, never let that get to your head.
8 A fan will grab you and hug you and will not let go, when that happens, you wish it could be that way all over the world. -Charley Pride
Fans are one of the most loving people you will find. They love you unconditionally with all their heart. Only if the rest of us were such, the world would have been such a wonderful place to live in.
9 I’m not James Brown, I’m not Sam Cooke, I’m Charley Pride, I’m just me and that’s what you got. -Charley Pride
You are your own person. Never let someone define you by the achievements of someone else. Make an identity for yourself.
10 Performing is an experience, for me, that is as humbling as it is energizing. -Charley Pride
For a performer, the stage is what their life revolves around. It is an experience that gives them energy and happiness.
11 I prefer to work out my own faith and my own convictions in the seclusion of my own mind. -Charley Pride
Question everything that is fed to you. Think for yourself instead of blindly believing what others tell you. Blind faith does you more harm than having no faith at all.
12 Even now, when I’m asked how I’m doing, I like to reply, ‘Pretty good. I’ve got all my fingers and both eyes. -Charley Pride
You are healthy, alive and breathing and that is what matters the most. Be grateful even for the little blessings in life.
13 What qualifies me to tell people how to act or what to think? I’m Charley Pride, country singer, Period. -Charley Pride
No matter how big of a person you become, you do not have the right to tell people what they should do and how they should act. Never let that success get to your head.
14 Any entertainer who tells you that the adoration of fans is not a heady experience probably never had the experience -Charley Pride
The love that a performer gets from their fans is the most beautiful experience one can have. To be accepted and loved by a crowd who want nothing but to just see you perform is beautiful and something that needs to be appreciated.
15 What we don’t need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and some arbitrary judgment of what belongs and what doesn’t. -Charley Pride
Hostility towards one another only brings harm to you and everyone else involved. In any industry, one needs to be accepting of diversity and let artists thrive. No one has the right to decide what should be and what should not be.
