For every one bad one, there’s a thousand good ones.
ALAN JACKSONFor every one bad one, there’s a thousand good ones.
ALAN JACKSONLooks can go, fads can go, but a good song lasts forever.
ALAN JACKSONJust 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.
ALAN JACKSONYou have to be tough-skinned and willing to accept criticism, and at the same time.
ALAN JACKSONThose are the kind of people who like the kind of music I’m making.
ALAN JACKSONI didn’t realize until I was older what a huge music fan my daddy really was, and actually that my grandma played banjo at one time, and I didn’t even know that until a year or two ago.
ALAN JACKSONAs long as I’m still able to have a hit on the radio and sell a few albums and some tickets,
ALAN JACKSONI’m just looking for a mixture of songs and topics that aren’t the same thing over and over.
ALAN JACKSONI love your cooking, honey, but sometimes I need some real food.
ALAN JACKSONEverybody 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 JACKSONThey’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 JACKSONPour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane.
ALAN JACKSONMy mother kept asking me, “When are you going to do a gospel album?” And I’ve always wanted to do a gospel album.
ALAN JACKSONLove is stolen in the shadows of the night. Though it’s wrong all along, it keeps going on as long as they keep it out of sight.
ALAN JACKSONHe’s written some great songs. I thought that “Blues Man” was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute.
ALAN JACKSONIf you can last until you’re 40 years old, hopefully you’ll be mature enough to figure out the rest of the years.
ALAN JACKSON