George Jones Professions : Musician Born : September 12, 1931 Died : April 26, 2013 Browse All Authors Top 51 quotes by George Jones There are questions I'm still not wise enough to answer, just wise enough to no longer ask. George Jones wise inspirational life The only thing different between sinners and saints is one is forgiven and the other ain't. George Jones forgiven saint different 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. Country music should speak directly and simply about the highs and lows of life. Something that anyone can relate to. George Jones real simple country Walk through this world with me, go where I go. Share all your dreams with me, for I love you so. George Jones dream love-you romantic I took my $100,000 and bought a new Corvette, a lot of cocaine, and spent the rest on foolishness. George Jones cocaine foolishness Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks. 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. George Jones lazy drinking character I've had a lot of practice and wrong's what I do best. George Jones low-self-esteem practice There's bad in everything. I dislike people misusing something that I love so much. It goes beyond the money. It goes beyond all of that and the glory. 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. George Jones sound country people You can shut out the world. But you always have to stop, and the world is always waiting when you do. George Jones always-waiting waiting world I just thank God I'm still here and the main thing is to try to get closer and closer to Him as much as I can so that I can treat my friends and my family the way they should be treated. George Jones thank-god trying way Loneliness is lessened when you're lonely by choice. George Jones lonely loneliness choices Different people have their ways of measuring success, maybe it's not the right way but wrong's what I do best. George Jones philosophy people way If drinking don't kill me, her memory will. George Jones sadness drinking memories There's nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody. George Jones lost song world You can't put this possum in a cage George Jones possums cages There, gleaming in the glow, was that ten-horsepower rotary engine under a seat. A key glistening in the ignition. I imagine the top speed for that old mower was five miles per hour. It might have taken an hour and a half or more for me to get to the liquor store, but get there I did. George Jones keys taken half Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you. 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. George Jones voice real love-is I lay my head on the wheel and the horn begins honking, the whole neighborhood knows that I'm home drunk again. George Jones social-taboos drunk home I sing from my heart, I love country music and I love the people that respond to it. You never see yourself as others do but I've always beeen proud to be part of country music and I hope that the format is proud of me. George Jones heart country people 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, I can't be all that wrong. I do love traditional country music. I love the good stuff. George Jones stuff men country Similar Authors Adam Jones musician Izzy Stradlin musician Bon Scott musician Brad Delp musician Brad Delson musician Brian Eno musician All Authors
