You can’t put this possum in a cage
GEORGE JONESGod bless the boys from Memphis, blue suede shoes, and Elvis.
More George Jones Quotes
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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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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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I’ve always said that if I could have made a living someway in gospel music,
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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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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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I’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
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Anybody who loves country music loves gospel.
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Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks.
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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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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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I just want to keep living on and enjoying food! Even though I’m gaining weight,
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It goes beyond the money. It goes beyond all of that and the glory.
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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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God bless the boys from Memphis, blue suede shoes, and Elvis.
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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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