I’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
GEORGE JONESI 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.
More George Jones Quotes
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We older artists are competing with the new style of country, with their new modern style of gospel, with the young people.
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If you’re gonna drive me crazy baby, drive me to drink.
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It didn’t make much difference what time of night it was, whenever [my father would] come in drunk, he’d say, “Get up and sing me some songs.”
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I’ve had a lot of practice and wrong’s what I do best.
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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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Walk through this world with me, go where I go. Share all your dreams with me, for I love you so.
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I 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.
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No matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
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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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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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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.
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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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He stopped loving her today, they placed a wreath upon his door.
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I took my $100,000 and bought a new Corvette, a lot of cocaine, and spent the rest on foolishness.
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