You’ve got to care about the music…You’d better not be doing it for the publicity, the fame or the money.
WAYLON JENNINGSThat was part of where Chet and I had problems, so I take complete blame for that.
More Waylon Jennings Quotes
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When you’re down in Texas, Bob Wills is still the king.
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Heaven is laying in my sweet baby’s arms, hell is when my baby’s not here.
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So I’m not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess. I never wanted to be.
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Take your tongue out of my mouth, I’m kissing you good-bye.
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I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He’s the biggest. He’s like an Elvis in this business, but no, he’s never been the rebel.
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Ladies love outlaws, like babies love stray dogs.
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Hitting the bottle again, ever than I’ve drunker been. Or is it drunker than I’ve ever been?
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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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Lately I’ve heard rumors that the eagle may be lame. Just because I’ve been idle, don’t mean that I’m tame.
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I’m old and crazy, but I still give a damn. And I still think the boys got screwed over in Vietnam.
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Was an American archetype, the bad guy with the big heart.
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What I did. I’ve listened to it, and I think it was more a west coast rock thing, you know? But it fit. It was country, but it was my own interpretation of country.
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Mainly what I learned from Buddy… was an attitude. He loved music, and he taught me that it shouldn’t have any barriers to it.
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I could have killed her when we first met and I’ve been out of jail by now.
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The Hank Williams Syndrome: Come to Nashville, write some good songs, cut some hit records, make money, take all the drugs you can and drink all you can, become a wild man and all of a sudden die.
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