I’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
GEORGE JONESIt might have taken an hour and a half or more for me to get to the liquor store, but get there I did.
More George Jones Quotes
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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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Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
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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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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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I can’t be all that wrong. I do love traditional country music. I love the good stuff.
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If people liked your singing well enough, if you were special to them, then you never left their minds throughout all of the years.
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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.
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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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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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Loneliness is lessened when you’re lonely by choice.
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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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Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you.
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There, gleaming in the glow, was that ten-horsepower rotary engine under a seat.
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It goes beyond the money. It goes beyond all of that and the glory.
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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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