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.
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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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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He stopped loving her today, they placed a wreath upon his door.
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If you’re gonna drive me crazy baby, drive me to drink.
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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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No matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
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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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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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Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you.
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You can’t put this possum in a cage
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I just want to keep living on and enjoying food! Even though I’m gaining weight,
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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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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 always said that if I could have made a living someway in gospel music,
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It goes beyond the money. It goes beyond all of that and the glory.
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God bless the boys from Memphis, blue suede shoes, and Elvis.
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