I sing from my heart, I love country music and I love the people that respond to it.
GEORGE JONESAfter 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.
More George Jones Quotes
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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.
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If drinking don’t kill me, her memory will.
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I’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
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It goes beyond the money. It goes beyond all of that and the glory.
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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’ve had a lot of practice and wrong’s what I do best.
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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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Country music should speak directly and simply about the highs and lows of life. Something that anyone can relate to.
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Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you.
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Anybody who loves country music loves gospel.
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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 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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There’s bad in everything. I dislike people misusing something that I love so much.
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You can’t put this possum in a cage
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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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