Loretta Lynn Biography

Loretta Lynn, Musician
Born asLoretta Webb
Known asThe Coal Miner's Daughter
Occup.Musician
FromUSA
BornApril 14, 1935
Butcher Hollow, Kentucky
Age89 years
Loretta Lynn is an American singer. She ran the majority of country music, but she was not truly popular up until the very early 1960's. She has over the years launched several cds, consisting of with Conway Twitty. To name a few points, she released the album Simply a woman, which was recorded in 1985.

Her autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter, was shot in 1980 and also Sissy Spacek won an Oscar for her portrayal of Loretta Lynn. Her sister Crystal Gayle is additionally a famous Country musician.

Our collection contains 57 quotes who is written / told by Loretta, under the main topics: Marriage - Mom - Car.

Related authors: Connie Smith (Musician), Conway Twitty (Musician), Crystal Gayle (Musician), Sissy Spacek (Actress)

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57 Famous quotes by Loretta Lynn

Small: I think Charley Pride has been one of the best things to happen to country music, to prove it belongs t
"I think Charley Pride has been one of the best things to happen to country music, to prove it belongs to everybody"
Small: Doolittle looked just like a little toy soldier the first time I ever saw him
"Doolittle looked just like a little toy soldier the first time I ever saw him"
Small: A womans two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business
"A woman's two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business"
Small: Daddy was real gentle with kids. Thats why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men sh
"Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant"
Small: I never rode in an automobile until I was 12
"I never rode in an automobile until I was 12"
Small: Mommy smoked but she didnt want us to. She saw smoke coming out of the barn one time, so we got whipped
"Mommy smoked but she didn't want us to. She saw smoke coming out of the barn one time, so we got whipped"
Small: You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess
"You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess"
Small: Nobodys perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified
"Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified"
Small: Ive seen every highway in the United States, and they all look alike to me
"I've seen every highway in the United States, and they all look alike to me"
Small: I refuse to be pushed around anymore
"I refuse to be pushed around anymore"
Small: I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. Ive found them to be real smart and good workers
"I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers"
Small: I get along with all the women singers, but especially Dolly Parton. We talk the same hillbilly languag
"I get along with all the women singers, but especially Dolly Parton. We talk the same hillbilly language"
Small: I didnt know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child
"I didn't know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child"
Small: Ive always been full of nervous energy, but Im not really as happy as I seem
"I've always been full of nervous energy, but I'm not really as happy as I seem"
Small: Im trying to lead a good Christian life, so there aint too much spicy to tell about me
"I'm trying to lead a good Christian life, so there ain't too much spicy to tell about me"
Small: Im not a big fan of Womens Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect theyre due
"I'm not a big fan of Women's Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due"
Small: Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, Im used to having a few guns around to protect me
"Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I'm used to having a few guns around to protect me"
Small: A lot of people say Id miss show business if I quit. Id miss some of it. Now its the only life I know
"A lot of people say I'd miss show business if I quit. I'd miss some of it. Now it's the only life I know"
Small: Ive seen country music go uptown, like we say, and Im proud I was there when it happened
"I've seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I'm proud I was there when it happened"
Small: Ive been married to the same man for all this time. The way we fight sometimes, you can tell
"I've been married to the same man for all this time. The way we fight sometimes, you can tell"
Small: I was married when I wasnt quite 14 and had four babies by the time I was 18
"I was married when I wasn't quite 14 and had four babies by the time I was 18"
Small: I know theres some kind of history to mountain music-like it came from Ireland or England or Scotland a
"I know there's some kind of history to mountain music-like it came from Ireland or England or Scotland and we kept up the tradition"
Small: You cant be halfway in this business. If you dont meet the fans, you lose all youve got
"You can't be halfway in this business. If you don't meet the fans, you lose all you've got"
Small: When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings
"When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings"
Small: The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires
"The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires"
Small: My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him
"My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him"
Small: In the long run, you make your own luck - good, bad, or indifferent
"In the long run, you make your own luck - good, bad, or indifferent"
Small: I want more out of life than Ive gotten
"I want more out of life than I've gotten"
Small: I love people and I love to sing, and thats what keeps me going
"I love people and I love to sing, and that's what keeps me going"
Small: I believe in horoscopes. I was born under the sign of the Ram, which means Im headstrong, dont like peo
"I believe in horoscopes. I was born under the sign of the Ram, which means I'm headstrong, don't like people telling me what to do"
Small: I avoid going through places where theres too much poverty
"I avoid going through places where there's too much poverty"
Small: Doo never actually made moonshine, but he hauled about an ocean of it
"Doo never actually made moonshine, but he hauled about an ocean of it"
Small: Do the best you can with yourself and hope for the best
"Do the best you can with yourself and hope for the best"
Small: Theres always been a man telling me what to do
"There's always been a man telling me what to do"
Small: I loved being outside. Wed hold lightning bugs in our fingers and pretend they were diamond rings
"I loved being outside. We'd hold lightning bugs in our fingers and pretend they were diamond rings"
Small: I know what its like to be pregnant and nervous and poor
"I know what it's like to be pregnant and nervous and poor"
Small: I dont like to talk about things where youre going to gt one side or the other unhappy. My music has no
"I don't like to talk about things where you're going to gt one side or the other unhappy. My music has no politics"
Small: I dont go to church regular. But I pray for answers to my problems
"I don't go to church regular. But I pray for answers to my problems"
Small: I aint got much education, but I got some sense
"I ain't got much education, but I got some sense"
Small: You aint supposed to get salmon when theyre swimming upstream to spawn. But if youre hungry, you do
"You ain't supposed to get salmon when they're swimming upstream to spawn. But if you're hungry, you do"
Small: We used to go around tipping outhouses over, or turning over corn shocks on Halloween. Anything to be m
"We used to go around tipping outhouses over, or turning over corn shocks on Halloween. Anything to be mean"
Small: Ive been around a long time, and life still has a whole lot of surprises for me
"I've been around a long time, and life still has a whole lot of surprises for me"
Small: I was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music
"I was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music"
Small: I try to visit people in hospitals when I can, smiling and joking while Im there. But when I leave, I j
"I try to visit people in hospitals when I can, smiling and joking while I'm there. But when I leave, I just start crying"
Small: I believe in education and wish I had a better one
"I believe in education and wish I had a better one"
Small: Back then, we didnt know we were poor, and people were more proud then
"Back then, we didn't know we were poor, and people were more proud then"
Small: Who wants to be married to a grandfather?
"Who wants to be married to a grandfather?"
Small: When Id tell people I like country music theyd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashame
"When I'd tell people I like country music they'd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country"
Small: When all those city folks try to fix up my talking, all they do is mess me up
"When all those city folks try to fix up my talking, all they do is mess me up"
Small: We still lend our old house out to relatives. They keep a guest book for my fans to sign
"We still lend our old house out to relatives. They keep a guest book for my fans to sign"
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