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.”
GEORGE JONESIt goes beyond the money. It goes beyond all of that and the glory.
More George Jones Quotes
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Even they are competing with the same type of problem that I’m competing with.
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I’ve had a lot of practice and wrong’s what I do best.
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If you’re gonna drive me crazy baby, drive me to drink.
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You can’t put this possum in a cage
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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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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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A key glistening in the ignition. I imagine the top speed for that old mower was five miles per hour.
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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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We didn’t want to sing but we sang.
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I took my $100,000 and bought a new Corvette, a lot of cocaine, and spent the rest on foolishness.
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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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I just want to keep living on and enjoying food! Even though I’m gaining weight,
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God bless the boys from Memphis, blue suede shoes, and Elvis.
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Different people have their ways of measuring success, maybe it’s not the right way but wrong’s what I do best.
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I’ve always said that if I could have made a living someway in gospel music,
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