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No matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.

George Jones

After the first couple of years recording I did a lot of praying. I said, ‘Lord, please give me a hit.’ I want one so bad.
GEORGE JONES

Bad Couple Giving Hit Lord Pray Record Want Year
Country 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.
GEORGE JONES

Common Country Man Music Real Simple Speak
If people liked your singing well enough, if you were special to them, then you never left their minds throughout all of the years.
GEORGE JONES

Enough Mind People Sing Special Yea
Everybody knows in the business how I feel about country music. I’m an old traditionalist. Then they just call me an old man and stuck in my old ways, but with all the fans I’ve got out there,
GEORGE JONES

Business Country Everybody Men Music Old Stuck Stuff Traditionalist
Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you.
GEORGE JONES

Inside Love Real Stay True Voice
I want to record if the Lord wants me to still record, and I just want to do my work on the road as long as I got those fans out there.
GEORGE JONES

Fan Lord Out Record Road Still There Want Work
Country music should speak directly and simply about the highs and lows of life. Something that anyone can relate to.
GEORGE JONES

Country Directly High Life Low Music Relate Simply Something Speak
Anybody who loves country music loves gospel.
GEORGE JONES

Anybody Artist Country Gospel Love People
Different people have their ways of measuring success, maybe it’s not the right way but wrong’s what I do best.
GEORGE JONES

Different Measure People Philosophy Success Way Wrong
No matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
GEORGE JONES

Matter Sang Song Way
It might have taken an hour and a half or more for me to get to the liquor store, but get there I did.
GEORGE JONES

Half Hour Liquor might More Store Taken
We didn’t want to sing but we sang.
GEORGE JONES

Desire Need Result Sang Sing Want
Don’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 JONES

Always Business Change Fake Fan Love Response Singer Tell
There are questions I’m still not wise enough to answer, just wise enough to no longer ask.
GEORGE JONES

Enough Longer Inspirational Life Question Wise
If you’re gonna drive me crazy baby, drive me to drink.
GEORGE JONES

Baby Crazy Drink Drive
There, gleaming in the glow, was that ten-horsepower rotary engine under a seat.
GEORGE JONES

Engine Gleaming Glow Half Horse Key Seat Taken Ten

No matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.

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