I’ve had a lot of practice and wrong’s what I do best.
GEORGE JONES
GEORGE JONES
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There, gleaming in the glow, was that ten-horsepower rotary engine under a seat.
George JonesGeorge Jones I’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
George JonesGeorge Jones No matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
George JonesGeorge Jones Even they are competing with the same type of problem that I’m competing with.
George JonesGeorge Jones 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.
George JonesGeorge Jones I sing from my heart, I love country music and I love the people that respond to it.
George JonesGeorge Jones Country music to me is heartfelt music that speaks to the common man. It is about real life stories with rather simple melodies that the average person can follow.
George JonesGeorge Jones Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
George JonesGeorge Jones Maybe some folks drink due to body chemistry and others due to their lazy characters. Maybe some have drinking problems, while others have problems enough to drink.
George JonesGeorge Jones Country music should speak directly and simply about the highs and lows of life. Something that anyone can relate to.
George JonesGeorge Jones Everybody knows in the business how I feel about country music. I’m an old traditionalist. Then they just call me an old man and stuck in my old ways, but with all the fans I’ve got out there,
George JonesGeorge Jones I took my $100,000 and bought a new Corvette, a lot of cocaine, and spent the rest on foolishness.
George JonesGeorge Jones 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.
George JonesGeorge Jones Loneliness is lessened when you’re lonely by choice.
George JonesGeorge Jones It might have taken an hour and a half or more for me to get to the liquor store, but get there I did.
George JonesGeorge Jones If drinking don’t kill me, her memory will.
George JonesGeorge Jones
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