I’ve had several working-man songs that I like.
ALAN JACKSONGrowing up in Georgia, I used to think people up north or out west were so different. They’re really not.
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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.
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I think if you retire from touring, then people think you are retired.
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Pour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane.
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To me, songwriting is the backbone of Nashville.
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I grew up with nothing, so whenever I got to where I could have something I felt like I needed to have everything I couldn’t have when I was young.
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You have to be tough-skinned and willing to accept criticism, and at the same time.
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I 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.
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As long as I’m still able to have a hit on the radio and sell a few albums and some tickets,
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Looks can go, fads can go, but a good song lasts forever.
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You think a lot of people get to be big stars and get a little crazy.
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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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If you just do 50 to 60 shows a year, it’s not that much time away from home.
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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.
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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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A lot of times when songwriters get together and write a song…
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