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.
ALAN JACKSONAll 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.
ALAN JACKSONThe loop down through there is just really relaxing, not much traffic.
ALAN JACKSONSomebody will come in with a hook and a lot of times they come out with something that sounds a little crafty.
ALAN JACKSONI have my little antique car collection, and when the weather is pretty I like to get out one of my old cars.
ALAN JACKSONMaking music is still what keeps a fire going on in me.
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 don’t write all my stuff.
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 JACKSONYou think about people like Hank Williams, who stood on that spot of wood, and Mr. Acuff, and, of course, George Jones.
ALAN JACKSONI mean, my voice has gotten a little deeper sounding as I’ve gotten older, I think. I noticed that.
ALAN JACKSONI think I’ve always approached making albums pretty much the same way.
ALAN JACKSONAnd just about anybody you can think of who has made country music has been on that stage. That’s what makes you so nervous.
ALAN JACKSONProbably some of the songs I never even really listened to the lyrics.
ALAN JACKSONThe music business doesn’t take up that much of my time.
ALAN JACKSONDid you shout out in anger, in fear of your neighbor or did you just sit down and cry?..
ALAN JACKSONBut most of the ones I’ve ever met have always been surprisingly normal, and I’ve enjoyed that.
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