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.
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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That was part of where Chet and I had problems, so I take complete blame for that.
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Those neon light nights, couldn’t stay out of fights, keeps a-haunting me in memories.
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I’m a part of the music that happened. My voice is one more instrument, is what it is. So that’s the way I feel about people who “play on sessions.
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Maybe it’s time we got back to the basics of love.
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But ya know what, I am a part of something that happened.
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If you see me getting smaller, I’m leaving, don’t be grieving, just gotta get away from here. If you see me getting smaller, don’t worry, and no hurry, I’ve got the right to disappear.
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You know, I feel sorry for the young artists.
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I can’t walk, so I can’t go home. No need to talk, cause I’m all alone. If I stay here they’re gonna lock me in, hitting the bottle again.
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When you’re down in Texas, Bob Wills is still the king.
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Ladies love outlaws, like babies love stray dogs.
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They got me for possession of something that was long, long gone.
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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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This world that I live in is empty and cold/the loneliness cuts me and tortures my soul.
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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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Cuz I was never pretty anyway and never cared anything about that.
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