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Even they are competing with the same type of problem that I’m competing with.

George Jones

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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Artist Completely Country Gospel Modern Music Order People Style Young
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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Different Measure People Philosophy Success Way Wrong
I love what I’ve done and I just can’t stand to see what they’re doing to it. But I’ve learned to live with it because that’s what they’ve done. They’ve come in with the modern sounds. I call it modern pop. It’s not country anymore.
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Anymore Country Done Learn Love Modern Pop Sound Stand
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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Continue Each Everything Fan One Say Support Thank Year You
If you’re gonna drive me crazy baby, drive me to drink.
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Baby Crazy Drink Drive
Anybody who loves country music loves gospel.
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Anybody Artist Country Gospel Love People
There, gleaming in the glow, was that ten-horsepower rotary engine under a seat.
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Engine Gleaming Glow Half Horse Key Seat Taken Ten
The only thing different between sinners and saints is one is forgiven and the other ain’t.
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Different Forgiven Other Saint Sinner
I sing from my heart, I love country music and I love the people that respond to it.
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Country Heart Music People Respond Sing
A key glistening in the ignition. I imagine the top speed for that old mower was five miles per hour.
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Engine Glistening Glow Horsepower Key Rotary Seat Ten Under
Some of them don’t have that. They get a couple of releases. If you don’t sell two million copies, you’re gone, you’re out of here.
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Couple Milion Copy Need Release Require Some
Today they forget you in five years. They give an artist nowadays four or five years and that’s it.
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Artist Couple Five Forget Four Nowadays Year
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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Always Business Change Fake Fan Love Response Singer Tell
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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Fan Lord Out Record Road Still There Want Work
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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Common Country Man Music Real Simple Speak
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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Again Drunk Head Home Honk Lay Social Taboo

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