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Alan Jackson

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.
ALAN JACKSON

Always Co-written Everybody Other People Song Think
When I was in high school, I don’t know that I really had big dreams.
ALAN JACKSON

Big Dream High Know Really School
He’s written some great songs. I thought that “Blues Man” was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute.
ALAN JACKSON

Blue Great Man Perfect Song Through Tribute Write
It’s a scary word, ‘cancer.’
ALAN JACKSON

Cancer Scary World
If you listen to that song and knew anything about me, you’d say, “Oh yeah, he wrote that about his daughter,” but I try not to write them that they are so specific that they wouldn’t apply to anybody that has a child.
ALAN JACKSON

Anybody Apply Child Daughter Listen Song Specific Wrote
I think if you retire from touring, then people think you are retired.
ALAN JACKSON

People Retire Think Tour
I love your cooking, honey, but sometimes I need some real food.
ALAN JACKSON

Cook Food Honey Need Real Sometimes
I could have done a hundred songs, really.
ALAN JACKSON

Could Done Hundred Really Song
You have to be tough-skinned and willing to accept criticism, and at the same time.
ALAN JACKSON

Accept Criticism Same Skin Time Tough Will
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.
ALAN JACKSON

Baby Boy Grew Life Live Older Only Sister Women
It was hard to narrow them down, because I tried to pick songs for the most part that actually did have some effect on me or influenced me in the past.
ALAN JACKSON

Actually Hard Influence Most Narrow Part Past Try
Hee Haw was probably my biggest exposure to live music at a young age.
ALAN JACKSON

Age Big Exposure Music Probably Young
The loop down through there is just really relaxing, not much traffic.
ALAN JACKSON

Down Just Loop Much Really Relax Traffic
A country song is a song about life.
ALAN JACKSON

Country Life Song
I’ve been a lot of places, and my wife, Denise, she likes a lot of the fancy restaurants.
ALAN JACKSON

Denise Fancy Lace Like Restaurant Wise
Did you weep for the children who lost their dear loved ones and pray for the ones who don’t know?
ALAN JACKSON

Children Know Lost Love One Pray

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