Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks.
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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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 sing from my heart, I love country music and I love the people that respond to it.
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God bless the boys from Memphis, blue suede shoes, and Elvis.
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No matter what song I recorded or sang, I did it my way.
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Everybody knows in the business how I feel about country music. I’m an old traditionalist. Then they just call me an old man and stuck in my old ways, but with all the fans I’ve got out there,
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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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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 can’t be all that wrong. I do love traditional country music. I love the good stuff.
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I just want to keep living on and enjoying food! Even though I’m gaining weight,
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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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If you’re gonna drive me crazy baby, drive me to drink.
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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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Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
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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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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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