Half of them I’d hear off the radio and was probably singing the wrong words and didn’t even know it.
ALAN JACKSONYou think about people like Hank Williams, who stood on that spot of wood, and Mr. Acuff, and, of course, George Jones.
More Alan Jackson Quotes
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For every one bad one, there’s a thousand good ones.
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If you can last until you’re 40 years old, hopefully you’ll be mature enough to figure out the rest of the years.
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I always try to make the music that I like and think my fans will like.
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Faith, hope, and love are some good things He gave us; but the greatest is love
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Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smoke risin’ against that blue sky?
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There’s no hall of fame for that working class hero, no statue carved out of stone. And his greatest reward is the love of a woman and his children.
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Pour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane.
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I don’t see that it would be worth retiring.
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Just try to do music that you like and you are proud of and not just whatever you think it’s going to take to get you on the radio.
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To me, songwriting is the backbone of Nashville.
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You think a lot of people get to be big stars and get a little crazy.
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Probably some of the songs I never even really listened to the lyrics.
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Making music is still what keeps a fire going on in me.
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But most of the ones I’ve ever met have always been surprisingly normal, and I’ve enjoyed that.
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Everybody always thinks that. But in just about every album I’ve ever had has been about 50-50 songs I’ve written or co-written and other people’s songs.
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