To think about the historical part of the Opry and how it’s played such a part in country music.
ALAN JACKSONSome of them are not as plugged into the digital world, so they want to go out and buy the CD at Walmart or something.
More Alan Jackson Quotes
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You just write about things that happen.
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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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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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There’s no hall of fame for that working class hero, no statue carved out of stone. And his greatest reward is the love of a woman and his children.
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Some of them are not as plugged into the digital world, so they want to go out and buy the CD at Walmart or something.
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The loop down through there is just really relaxing, not much traffic.
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I always try to make the music that I like and think my fans will like.
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You have to be tough-skinned and willing to accept criticism, and at the same time.
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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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Somebody will come in with a hook and a lot of times they come out with something that sounds a little crafty.
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If you can last until you’re 40 years old, hopefully you’ll be mature enough to figure out the rest of the years.
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Making music is still what keeps a fire going on in me.
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because there wasn’t any live music around my town and no one in my family played instruments.
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And just about anybody you can think of who has made country music has been on that stage. That’s what makes you so nervous.
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To me, songwriting is the backbone of Nashville.
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