But most of the ones I’ve ever met have always been surprisingly normal, and I’ve enjoyed that.
ALAN JACKSONYou have to be tough-skinned and willing to accept criticism, and at the same time.
More Alan Jackson Quotes
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I think every album you have, especially if it’s done well, you feel like you’re competing with yourself.
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I don’t like politics, hypocrites, folks with poodles.
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Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smoke risin’ against that blue sky?
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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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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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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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All you hear about on the news is all the bad stuff everyday, but what was refreshing to me was after that, you saw how many good people there are out there.
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Did you shout out in anger, in fear of your neighbor or did you just sit down and cry?..
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If anything good came out of 9/11, to me, was that people were so cynical about the world.
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I could have done a hundred songs, really.
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And radio definitely doesn’t; they want that positive, uptempo thing.
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A lot of times when songwriters get together and write a song…
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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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A country song is a song about life.
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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 don’t write all my stuff.
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I’ve been a lot of places, and my wife, Denise, she likes a lot of the fancy restaurants.
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For every one bad one, there’s a thousand good ones.
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I think I’ve always approached making albums pretty much the same way.
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Pour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane.
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Looks can go, fads can go, but a good song lasts forever.
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Faith, hope, and love are some good things He gave us; but the greatest is love
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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 had to live with women all my life. I grew up with four older sisters, and I was the baby and the only boy.
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I love your cooking, honey, but sometimes I need some real food.
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I’ve had several working-man songs that I like.
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