I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He’s the biggest. He’s like an Elvis in this business, but no, he’s never been the rebel.
WAYLON JENNINGSWhat I did. I’ve listened to it, and I think it was more a west coast rock thing, you know? But it fit. It was country, but it was my own interpretation of country.
More Waylon Jennings Quotes
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When you’re down in Texas, Bob Wills is still the king.
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You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins’ name on your record as a producer and it was on RCA, you could work the road. It didn’t have to be a big hit record, it just had to have that on it.
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Was an American archetype, the bad guy with the big heart.
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Hitting the bottle again, ever than I’ve drunker been. Or is it drunker than I’ve ever been?
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The only problem was I needed to use my own group, and things didn’t happen until I did. It wasn’t a real country sound.
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Don’t you be so nice to me; I fall in love so easily.
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What bothers me most is that I don’t bother you.
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Heaven is laying in my sweet baby’s arms, hell is when my baby’s not here.
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I mean, I think we’re put here on earth to make your own destiny, to begin with.
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That was part of where Chet and I had problems, so I take complete blame for that.
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I may be crazy, but it keeps me from going insane.
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Honesty is something you can’t wear out.
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But Buddy was an upper. He was happy. He loved music, and he was really happy. I don’t know…
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The only two things in life that make it worth livin’ / Is guitars that tune good and firm feelin’ women
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Ladies love outlaws, like babies love stray dogs.
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