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 JONESThere, gleaming in the glow, was that ten-horsepower rotary engine under a seat.
More George Jones Quotes
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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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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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He stopped loving her today, they placed a wreath upon his door.
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I’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
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You can’t put this possum in a cage
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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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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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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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Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks.
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I’ve had a lot of practice and wrong’s what I do best.
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Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
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There, gleaming in the glow, was that ten-horsepower rotary engine under a seat.
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God bless the boys from Memphis, blue suede shoes, and Elvis.
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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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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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