Everybody knows in the business how I feel about country music. I’m an old traditionalist. Then they just call me an old man and stuck in my old ways, but with all the fans I’ve got out there,
GEORGE JONESNo matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
More George Jones Quotes
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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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God bless the boys from Memphis, blue suede shoes, and Elvis.
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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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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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Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you.
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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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Maybe some folks drink due to body chemistry and others due to their lazy characters. Maybe some have drinking problems, while others have problems enough to drink.
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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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I just want to keep living on and enjoying food! Even though I’m gaining weight,
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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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No matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
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There’s bad in everything. I dislike people misusing something that I love so much.
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I’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
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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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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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