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Today they forget you in five years. They give an artist nowadays four or five years and that’s it.

George Jones

I just want to keep living on and enjoying food! Even though I’m gaining weight,
GEORGE JONES

Eight Enjoy Food Gain Keep Long Through Want Weight
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 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 JONES

Artist Country Hear Label More Radio Record Rock Some
If drinking don’t kill me, her memory will.
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Drink Drinking Memories Sadness Think
A new artist today has to get their teeth fixed, has to tighten their jeans up, and they have to get ’em the right kind of hat, and if anything’s wrong with their nose, if it’s a little crooked, it’s got to be straightened up.
GEORGE JONES

Artist Crook Fix Hat Jeans Kind Lighten Nose Right Straightened Teeth
Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
GEORGE JONES

Before Country Ger Government Judging Pessimistic Roles Rolle
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.
GEORGE JONES

Fan Lord Out Record Road Still There Want Work
No matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
GEORGE JONES

Matter Sang Song Way
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.
GEORGE JONES

Character Chemistry Drink Enough Maybe Other Problem
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.
GEORGE JONES

Always Business Change Fake Fan Love Response Singer Tell
I just thank God I’m still here and the main thing is to try to get closer and closer to Him as much as I can so that I can treat my friends and my family the way they should be treated.
GEORGE JONES

Closer Friend God Just Manin Thank Thing Treat Trying Way
If you’re gonna drive me crazy baby, drive me to drink.
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Baby Crazy Drink Drive
I’ve had a lot of practice and wrong’s what I do best.
GEORGE JONES

Best Esteem Low Self Practice Wrong
If people liked your singing well enough, if you were special to them, then you never left their minds throughout all of the years.
GEORGE JONES

Enough Mind People Sing Special Yea
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.
GEORGE JONES

Couple Milion Copy Need Release Require Some
I can’t be all that wrong. I do love traditional country music. I love the good stuff.
GEORGE JONES

Country Good Love Muisc Stuff Traditional Wrong

Today they forget you in five years. They give an artist nowadays four or five years and that’s it.

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