There, gleaming in the glow, was that ten-horsepower rotary engine under a seat.
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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I just want to keep living on and enjoying food! Even though I’m gaining weight,
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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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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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I took my $100,000 and bought a new Corvette, a lot of cocaine, and spent the rest on foolishness.
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The only thing different between sinners and saints is one is forgiven and the other ain’t.
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Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
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Today they forget you in five years. They give an artist nowadays four or five years and that’s it.
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I lay my head on the wheel and the horn begins honking, the whole neighborhood knows that I’m home drunk again.
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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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There’s nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody.
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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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I sing from my heart, I love country music and I love the people that respond to it.
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There’s bad in everything. I dislike people misusing something that I love so much.
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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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You can’t put this possum in a cage
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