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 JONESCountry fans need to support country music by buying albums and concert tickets for traditional artists or the music will just fade away. And that would be really sad.
More George Jones Quotes
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I would just like to say thank you to each one of my fans for supporting me all these years and continuing to come to the concerts and buy my music. I owe them everything.
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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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Country music should speak directly and simply about the highs and lows of life. Something that anyone can relate to.
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I’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
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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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I sing from my heart, I love country music and I love the people that respond to it.
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All Patsy Cline had to do was sing somebody else’s song and her version would outsell theirs because it would be so good!
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I just want to keep living on and enjoying food! Even though I’m gaining weight,
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Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
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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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Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks.
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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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After 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.
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I’ve always said that if I could have made a living someway in gospel music,
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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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