You think about people like Hank Williams, who stood on that spot of wood, and Mr. Acuff, and, of course, George Jones.
ALAN JACKSONA lot of times when songwriters get together and write a song…
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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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“After 17” is a song I wrote when my first daughter went to college, so that’s kind of where I’m at in that part of my life.
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The fan base that I’ve had all these years has come along.
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It’s only half past twelve but I don’t care, it’s 5 O’clock somewhere.
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You just write about things that happen.
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For every one bad one, there’s a thousand good ones.
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I like to write sad songs. They’re much easier to write and you get a lot more emotion into them. But people don’t want to hear them as much.
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Looks can go, fads can go, but a good song lasts forever.
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Growing up in Georgia, I used to think people up north or out west were so different. They’re really not.
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He’s written some great songs. I thought that “Blues Man” was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute.
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What I enjoy doing more than anything is.
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I could have done a hundred songs, really.
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Pour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane.
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And radio definitely doesn’t; they want that positive, uptempo thing.
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You think a lot of people get to be big stars and get a little crazy.
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