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The Guitar Is My Favorite And The One, I Guess, I'm Best At. But I Play Enough Of The Different Instruments To Be Able To Write With Them And To, Hopefully, To Make Myself Look Impressive On Stage.

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The Guitar Is My

Dolly Parton

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The Guitar Is My Favorite And The One, I Guess, I'm Best At. But I Play Enough Of The Different Instruments To Be Able To Write With Them And To, Hopefully, To Make Myself Look Impressive On Stage.

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If There's Something You Know And There's Something You Feel, But You Can't Quite Express It, You Will Hear It Somewhere. And You Don't Have To Worry, Because Someone Will Get It Sung Out.

There's Been A Lot Of Talk About Jack White Wanting To Work With Me, And I've Always Admired Him, And Of Course, He Lives In Nashville, Too.

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Johnny Cash Has Only Passed Into The Greater Light. He Will Only Become More Important In This Industry As Time Goes By.

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