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I think if you retire from touring, then people think you are retired.

Alan Jackson

They’re just regular people who live in small towns. They grow up and try to raise families and have a job and go to church and play softball. It’s that way everywhere.
ALAN JACKSON

Church Everywhere Family Job People Raise Regular Small Softball Town Try
The older you are, I think you realize what you enjoy and what you don’t need, what wears you out and what’s important.
ALAN JACKSON

Enjoy Important Need Older Realize Think Wear
It’s a scary word, ‘cancer.’
ALAN JACKSON

Cancer Scary World
Somebody will come in with a hook and a lot of times they come out with something that sounds a little crafty.
ALAN JACKSON

Come Craft Hook Little Somebody Something Sound Time
You just write about things that happen.
ALAN JACKSON

Happen Thing Write
Everybody always thinks that. But in just about every album I’ve ever had has been about 50-50 songs I’ve written or co-written and other people’s songs.
ALAN JACKSON

Always Co-written Everybody Other People Song Think
I think if you retire from touring, then people think you are retired.
ALAN JACKSON

People Retire Think Tour
Those are the kind of people who like the kind of music I’m making.
ALAN JACKSON

Kind Like Make Music People
He’s written some great songs. I thought that “Blues Man” was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute.
ALAN JACKSON

Blue Great Man Perfect Song Through Tribute Write
I’ve always said that if you have songs on the radio and get played, you’ve got to have a tour to support that.
ALAN JACKSON

Always Play Radio Song Support Tour
I mean, my voice has gotten a little deeper sounding as I’ve gotten older, I think. I noticed that.
ALAN JACKSON

Deep Got Notice Older Sound Think Voice
Did you weep for the children who lost their dear loved ones and pray for the ones who don’t know?
ALAN JACKSON

Children Know Lost Love One Pray
Probably some of the songs I never even really listened to the lyrics.
ALAN JACKSON

Listen Lyrics Probably Really Same Song
A lot of times when songwriters get together and write a song…
ALAN JACKSON

Lot Song Songwriter Time Together Write
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.
ALAN JACKSON

Easier Emotion Hear Like Much People Sad Song Write
It was hard to narrow them down, because I tried to pick songs for the most part that actually did have some effect on me or influenced me in the past.
ALAN JACKSON

Actually Hard Influence Most Narrow Part Past Try

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