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.
GEORGE JONESNo matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
More George Jones Quotes
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Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks.
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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 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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If people liked your singing well enough, if you were special to them, then you never left their minds throughout all of the years.
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God bless the boys from Memphis, blue suede shoes, and Elvis.
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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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I can’t be all that wrong. I do love traditional country music. I love the good stuff.
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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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You can’t put this possum in a cage
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Country fans need to support country music by buying albums and concert tickets for traditional artists or the music will just fade away. And that would be really sad.
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It goes beyond the money. It goes beyond all of that and the glory.
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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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I’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
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Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you.
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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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