The amazing thing is that I'm sane. I'm not bitter. I'm not drugged out. I'm not broke. I'm still married to the same guy. My children don't hate me.

- Brenda Lee

I've always gone to see all kinds of shows and stole what I could, as we all do. We see an artist and hear a song and think, 'I bet I could sing that song. I'll put that in my show.'

- Brenda Lee

I believe I became one of the first singers to be launched via television exposure. I guess I was a new kind of musical stylist for a new kind of media.

- Brenda Lee

When 'I'm Sorry' came out and became such a huge hit, that made 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' start selling. Then that became a huge, huge hit.

- Brenda Lee

The word matters in country music, and it always has. And everybody had lived those words in country songs.

- Brenda Lee

John Lennon was very irreverent and very intelligent.

- Brenda Lee

'I'm Sorry' was one of the first songs to come out of Nashville using strings.

- Brenda Lee

I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion.

- Brenda Lee

I had been singing since I was 3 years old, so my love of singing was always there.

- Brenda Lee

I don't think you ever get tired of the well-written, well-crafted songs.

- Brenda Lee

I always felt that I was one of the women who helped lay the foundation for rock and roll. But I'd always been overlooked by the Hall of Fame.

- Brenda Lee

God has never disappointed me.

- Brenda Lee

The Beatles were raw musically, but I think they really had something.

- Brenda Lee

The music business can be very cold. And it doesn't honor its elders.

- Brenda Lee

I've spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I've had everything happen to me in a plane that could happen. Except a crash.

- Brenda Lee

I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go on.

- Brenda Lee

I was nuts about Elvis, like every girl in America.

- Brenda Lee

I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can.

- Brenda Lee

I still don't look at myself as a star. I've always had a thankful heart.

- Brenda Lee

I gave up my childhood for a career.

- Brenda Lee