There, gleaming in the glow, was that ten-horsepower rotary engine under a seat.
GEORGE JONESNo matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
More George Jones Quotes
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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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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 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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I took my $100,000 and bought a new Corvette, a lot of cocaine, and spent the rest on foolishness.
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If you’re gonna drive me crazy baby, drive me to drink.
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Even they are competing with the same type of problem that I’m competing with.
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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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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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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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I can’t be all that wrong. I do love traditional country music. I love the good stuff.
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No matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
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We didn’t want to sing but we sang.
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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 are questions I’m still not wise enough to answer, just wise enough to no longer ask.
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