The only problem was I needed to use my own group, and things didn’t happen until I did. It wasn’t a real country sound.
WAYLON JENNINGSLadies touch babies like a banker touches gold, outlaws touch ladies somewhere deep down in their soul.
More Waylon Jennings Quotes
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The men who could not fight, in a war that didn’t seem right. You let them come home, America.
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I’ve always felt that blues, rock ‘n’ roll and country are just about a beat apart.
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If we all could sound like we wanted to, we’d all sound like George Jones.
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We got a lot of politicians up there on Capital Hill. Ain’t it funny how they prosper while the country stands still?
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You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins’ name on your record as a producer and it was on RCA, you could work the road. It didn’t have to be a big hit record, it just had to have that on it.
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The rock and roll spirit. I learned a lot of that because I worked with Buddy Holly. I played bass with him, and he taught me a lot about that.
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And yet his greatest desire was the simple warmth of love’s fire, cause it’s cold on the dark side of fame.
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That was part of where Chet and I had problems, so I take complete blame for that.
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Don’t ever try and be like anybody else and don’t be afraid to take risks.
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I didn’t aim at anything except good music.
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You know, I feel sorry for the young artists.
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Take your tongue out of my mouth, I’m kissing you good-bye.
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Honesty is something you can’t wear out.
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But Buddy was an upper. He was happy. He loved music, and he was really happy. I don’t know…
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What bothers me most is that I don’t bother you.
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