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.
GEORGE JONESToday they forget you in five years. They give an artist nowadays four or five years and that’s it.
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No matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
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I’ve had a lot of practice and wrong’s what I do best.
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It goes beyond the money. It goes beyond all of that and the glory.
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Even they are competing with the same type of problem that I’m competing with.
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Loneliness is lessened when you’re lonely by choice.
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It might have taken an hour and a half or more for me to get to the liquor store, but get there I did.
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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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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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Today they forget you in five years. They give an artist nowadays four or five years and that’s it.
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If drinking don’t kill me, her memory will.
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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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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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Anybody who loves country music loves gospel.
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He stopped loving her today, they placed a wreath upon his door.
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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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