If anything good came out of 9/11, to me, was that people were so cynical about the world.
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.
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It’s a scary word, ‘cancer.’
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You think about people like Hank Williams, who stood on that spot of wood, and Mr. Acuff, and, of course, George Jones.
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My mother kept asking me, “When are you going to do a gospel album?” And I’ve always wanted to do a gospel album.
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You think a lot of people get to be big stars and get a little crazy.
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I have a little route I run down in the country, down Nachez Trace Parkway.
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To think about the historical part of the Opry and how it’s played such a part in country music.
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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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A country song is a song about life.
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Did you weep for the children who lost their dear loved ones and pray for the ones who don’t know?
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I don’t see that it would be worth retiring.
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I’m just looking for a mixture of songs and topics that aren’t the same thing over and over.
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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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Love 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.
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I’ve always stood up for country music.
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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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