"Dear D.A.C. Fans -
  Thank you for your support during my recent emotional divorce. A Special thanks to Connie nelson for babysitting me through it all, to Willie Nelson for making me want to go on, to Kris Kristofferson for his undying love and respect of me and my music, to Billy Sherill for believing enough to make another record with me, to Jim Carlson for raising his voice at me, for good reasons, to Joel Katz for the midnight phone calls, to Tanya Tucker for the 4 o'clock in the morning wake up calls, to Ralph Emery for the TV show, to Taffy Davis for the Male Vocalist of the Year award in England. 
  I'm starting over.  I've got a new band and we'll be playing more country music now (old-time bluegrass) and just good-time music.  I've worked at it long enough now from here on out it's got to be fun.  I'm tired of my head turning upside down till I don't know the down side from the up side. Anyway, thanks again for taking The Ride.
  I'd also like to thank all the radio stations for playing my records this year.  You've been wonderful!

Musically yours,

David Allan Coe

P.S. Address all fan mail to:
Ruskin Cave (He no longer lives there!)"

"You write it, I'll read it."

  "It doesn't matter where you are or what kind of music you're listening to - the elaborate orchestration of 'Mona Lisa' heard in a gondola in Southern France; or the sweet mountain bluegrass sound of banjo, mandolin, and guitars with no drums on 'Sweet Angeline;' to the sweeter country sounds of 'He's Taking It Hard (She's Taking It Easy)' heard on The Nashville Network television show by a guy that looks a lot like me except for the broken heart he was carrying around at the time trying to finish a song called 'For Lovers Only.' 
  Running himself crazy, from bar to bar, looking for anyone or anything to help him.
  Finally winding up in a motel room in Nashville listening to John McEuen play a 'Banjo Interlude' and thinking even classical music sounds depressing sometimes.  And reality setting in at ten minutes till four a.m., staring from the 6th floor of the Spence Manor Hotel looking down at once was 16th Avenue South, wondering where do I go from here???
    Finding a 'Thief In My Bedroom' someone who will lead me into the future; someone who can make me believe that I don't have to live on the DOWN SIDE."

  "Some people are happy to be getting a divorce! I wasn't one of those people!
  Nevertheless, as the days turned into months, I found that it was different starting over. And when you're 'Just Divorced' there's a certain attitude about you.  There's a tremendous new interest in yourself as a person. Are you overweight? Should you change the clothes you're wearing?
  Then you realize 'Its Great To Be Single Again' even though there's gonna be another 'Blue Grass Morning' in your life.  And you'll know its time to be 'Goin Home' because even though you're alone now, it's back to just you and the music.  With me, I always get back to that!  Just me and the music.  In fact, I think I'll play one of my favorite songs from the 50's right now.  Yep!  There it is. 'For Your Precious Love.'  That ought to put me back on the UP SIDE."

Musicians:

• Drums - Kenny Malone, Jeff Hale
• Bass - Henry Strzelecki
• Guitars - Pete Bordanali, Warren Haynes, Billy Sanford, Eddie Adcock, David Allan Coe
• Piano - Hargus "Pig" Robbins
• Fender Rhodes - Bobby Wood
• Harmonica - Terry McMillan
• Banjo, Mandolin - John McEuen
• Git Bo - Eddie Adcock
• Steel Guitar - Pete Drake
• Vibes - David Allan Coe
• Horns - Dennis Solee, Roger Bissell
• Background Vocals - The Nashville Edition