I love what I’ve done and I just can’t stand to see what they’re doing to it. But I’ve learned to live with it because that’s what they’ve done. They’ve come in with the modern sounds. I call it modern pop. It’s not country anymore.
GEORGE JONESI hear some new artists that sound country but the record labels and country radio lean more toward a more rock feel for what gets signed to a label and played on the radio.
More George Jones Quotes
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Loneliness is lessened when you’re lonely by choice.
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Don’t let the ‘business’ change what it is you love because the people, the fans, respond to what is heartfelt. They can always tell when a singer is faking it.
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I can’t be all that wrong. I do love traditional country music. I love the good stuff.
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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.
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Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
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Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you.
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I would just like to say thank you to each one of my fans for supporting me all these years and continuing to come to the concerts and buy my music. I owe them everything.
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Country music should speak directly and simply about the highs and lows of life. Something that anyone can relate to.
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Different people have their ways of measuring success, maybe it’s not the right way but wrong’s what I do best.
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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 just want to keep living on and enjoying food! Even though I’m gaining weight,
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If you’re gonna drive me crazy baby, drive me to drink.
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If drinking don’t kill me, her memory will.
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There’s nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody.
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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,
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