I was so flattered and honored that they liked me so much. It really worked out to be a wonderful friendship,

I was very honored to get to be part of 'American Idol.'

My first phone was two tin cans tied together with string, and it worked pretty good.

I say, 'Yeah, Taylor Swift.' I think she is a smart, beautiful girl. I think she's making all the right moves. She's got a good head on her shoulders. She's surrounded with wonderful people. Her songs are great. She keeps herself anchored. She knows who she is, and she's living and standing by that.

I think I became more productive through not having children. I never really had the desire to have them. My husband didn't want them either, so it worked out well.

Kitty Wells was the first and only Queen of Country Music, no matter what they call the rest of us. She was a great inspiration to me as well as every other female singer in the country music business. In addition to being a wonderful asset to country music, she was a wonderful woman.