No matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
GEORGE JONESNo matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
GEORGE JONESI’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
GEORGE JONESBefore then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
GEORGE JONESYou can shut out the world. But you always have to stop, and the world is always waiting when you do.
GEORGE JONESWe didn’t want to sing but we sang.
GEORGE JONESI just thank God I’m still here and the main thing is to try to get closer and closer to Him as much as I can so that I can treat my friends and my family the way they should be treated.
GEORGE JONESThere, gleaming in the glow, was that ten-horsepower rotary engine under a seat.
GEORGE JONESIt didn’t make much difference what time of night it was, whenever [my father would] come in drunk, he’d say, “Get up and sing me some songs.”
GEORGE JONESCountry fans need to support country music by buying albums and concert tickets for traditional artists or the music will just fade away. And that would be really sad.
GEORGE JONESAll Patsy Cline had to do was sing somebody else’s song and her version would outsell theirs because it would be so good!
GEORGE JONESThere’s nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody.
GEORGE JONESDon’t let the ‘business’ change what it is you love because the people, the fans, respond to what is heartfelt. They can always tell when a singer is faking it.
GEORGE JONESYou can’t put this possum in a cage
GEORGE JONESI sing from my heart, I love country music and I love the people that respond to it.
GEORGE JONESI just want to keep living on and enjoying food! Even though I’m gaining weight,
GEORGE JONESCountry music to me is heartfelt music that speaks to the common man. It is about real life stories with rather simple melodies that the average person can follow.
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