Jerry Jeff Walker Professions : Singer-songwriter Born : March 16, 1942 Browse All Authors Top 21 quotes by Jerry Jeff Walker The only way to know how much is enough, is to do too much, and then back up. Jerry Jeff Walker too-much enough way If only you could pack up everything you love, and everyone who'd ever been your friend. Jerry Jeff Walker packs ifs friendship Drinking in a honky tonk, just kicking hippies asses and raising hell. Jerry Jeff Walker hippie revenge drinking Living safe behind a wall, never tasting life at all. Jerry Jeff Walker wall safe philosophy He's not responsible for what he's doing, cause his mother made him what he is. Jerry Jeff Walker special mother peace In the 80s I started running, staying in shape. Jerry Jeff Walker staying shapes running I think it's real easy to be famous these days; it's not real easy to sustain success. Jerry Jeff Walker real success thinking Well, we play Country music; we're just not sure what country it is. Jerry Jeff Walker just music play country A lot of Texans go up to New York and stay there forever. If there are any two places with more individual characters, I don't know them. Jerry Jeff Walker stay new go know New Yorkers have their own way of speaking, their own tempo, and Texans are a lot like that. As much as you think Texas is one thing and New York is another, they're very much the same. Jerry Jeff Walker new think you way I'm a Texan. Some of me is still nestled up there in the Catskill Mountains: the summers I spent with my grandfather on the farm and the guys I played basketball with in high school. But then that was it. Jerry Jeff Walker mountains me grandfather school Texas is where I found my musical self. Jerry Jeff Walker where texas self found In the '60s, I thought golf was bourgeois, so I didn't play at all for 20 years. Jerry Jeff Walker thought play golf years I always liked having a good time. I got into this business because I got fired from any job I ever had because I stayed out late playing music. Jerry Jeff Walker good music business time I don't try to write songs that will further my career. I write about things that I care about. I don't have a career as much as I'm having an adventure with a guitar. I never liked the business way of doing it. You have to follow some sort of instinct. Jerry Jeff Walker you guitar business adventure There seems to be a great propensity in this business to write tear-jerkers, 'You-left-me' songs. I thought, 'Why don't I count my blessings by looking at what I have?' I'm pretty much an optimistic guy. Jerry Jeff Walker blessings looking great business Nashville is the business center. They forget that the bottom line of it all is still the song. Jerry Jeff Walker line business song forget You have to figure out ways to do things on your own. I do my own thing, and I don't pay much attention to what anyone else is doing. Jerry Jeff Walker doing you my-own attention Taking over our own business and running it ourselves has tied us even more to our fans. Jerry Jeff Walker more own fans business Our audience is really upbeat. Likes to have a good time. They're not introverted or shy. Jerry Jeff Walker good audience shy time Similar Authors Bill Anderson singer-songwriter Bill Kaulitz singer-songwriter Bob Whitlock singer-songwriter Bob Weir singer-songwriter Brent Smith singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie singer-songwriter All Authors
