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 JONESI 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.
More George Jones Quotes
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You can’t put this possum in a cage
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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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I’ve had a lot of practice and wrong’s what I do best.
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Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks.
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He stopped loving her today, they placed a wreath upon his door.
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I’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
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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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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 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.
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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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You can shut out the world. But you always have to stop, and the world is always waiting when you do.
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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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I took my $100,000 and bought a new Corvette, a lot of cocaine, and spent the rest on foolishness.
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Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
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