I’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
GEORGE JONESSome 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.
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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No matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
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Even they are competing with the same type of problem that I’m competing with.
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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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There are questions I’m still not wise enough to answer, just wise enough to no longer ask.
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Country 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.
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Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you.
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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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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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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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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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A key glistening in the ignition. I imagine the top speed for that old mower was five miles per hour.
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Loneliness is lessened when you’re lonely by choice.
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He stopped loving her today, they placed a wreath upon his door.
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