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 JONESI 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.
More George Jones Quotes
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Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks.
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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.
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The only thing different between sinners and saints is one is forgiven and the other ain’t.
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No matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
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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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I’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
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There’s nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody.
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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.
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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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I can’t be all that wrong. I do love traditional country music. I love the good stuff.
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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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I’ve had a lot of practice and wrong’s what I do best.
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I sing from my heart, I love country music and I love the people that respond to it.
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You can’t put this possum in a cage
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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.
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