Don Gibson

“Country music is the people's music. It's about real life, real problems.”

“When I wrote 'Oh Lonesome Me,' I was living in a trailer and I was broke. I just sat down and wrote what I was feeling.”

“They call me the Sad Poet, and I guess I am. I write what I feel, and sometimes I feel sad.”

“'I Can't Stop Loving You' was just a title I had in my head for months. One afternoon, I sat down and wrote it in about 20 minutes.”

“I ain't gonna be no country singer. I'm gonna be a star.”

“I write from my own experiences, my own feelings.”

“I guess I've written a few hundred songs. But the ones that stick are the ones that come from the heart.”