I was very young then. Buddy taught me so much in such a short time.
WAYLON JENNINGSI’ve always felt that blues, rock ‘n’ roll and country are just about a beat apart.
More Waylon Jennings Quotes
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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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Highway robbery and white collar crime, and they laugh at the system they beat.
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I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don’t want that no more.
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He gave us all a mind to think with and to know what’s right or wrong, he is that inner spirit that keeps us strong.
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Heroes put to the test, keeping a promise, doing their best.
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The Hank Williams Syndrome: Come to Nashville, write some good songs, cut some hit records, make money, take all the drugs you can and drink all you can, become a wild man and all of a sudden die.
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Besides that, I felt guilty. I thought for some reason…
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Mainly what I learned from Buddy… was an attitude. He loved music, and he taught me that it shouldn’t have any barriers to it.
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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.
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His looking at it from over there and it not being a part of his history made it so he could be objective.
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We did an album one time called White Mansions, about the civil war, but it was written by a guy from England.
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We got a lot of politicians up there on Capital Hill. Ain’t it funny how they prosper while the country stands still?
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One thing is that I wasn’t getting booked that well, and they had control over who got the awards, they had control over who sold.
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Each tomorrow will depend on the love you give today.
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I’m just a man, no more or no less. Bad as the worst, good as the best.
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