A new artist today has to get their teeth fixed, has to tighten their jeans up, and they have to get ’em the right kind of hat, and if anything’s wrong with their nose, if it’s a little crooked, it’s got to be straightened up.
GEORGE JONESThere’s nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody.
More George Jones Quotes
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I’ve always said that if I could have made a living someway in gospel music,
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I would have loved to had that break, but it never was offered to me, a job in that field, so naturally, I got lost on that other road.
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I want to record if the Lord wants me to still record, and I just want to do my work on the road as long as I got those fans out there.
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All Patsy Cline had to do was sing somebody else’s song and her version would outsell theirs because it would be so good!
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God bless the boys from Memphis, blue suede shoes, and Elvis.
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It goes beyond the money. It goes beyond all of that and the glory.
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Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
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You never see yourself as others do but I’ve always beeen proud to be part of country music and I hope that the format is proud of me.
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After the first couple of years recording I did a lot of praying. I said, ‘Lord, please give me a hit.’ I want one so bad.
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Loneliness is lessened when you’re lonely by choice.
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Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you.
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We didn’t want to sing but we sang.
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You can’t put this possum in a cage
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I sing from my heart, I love country music and I love the people that respond to it.
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If you’re gonna drive me crazy baby, drive me to drink.
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