Pour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane. It's only half past twelve but I don't care, it's 5 O'clock somewhere. Alan Jackson More Quotes by Alan Jackson More Quotes From Alan Jackson You have to be tough-skinned and willing to accept criticism, and at the same time, just try to do music that you like and you are proud of and not just whatever you think it's going to take to get you on the radio. Alan Jackson criticism trying thinking Hee Haw was probably my biggest exposure to live music at a young age, because there wasn't any live music around my town and no one in my family played instruments. Alan Jackson my-family towns age Wembley way is beginning to blacked with people in terms of red and blue Alan Jackson blue soccer people What I enjoy doing more than anything is, I have my little antique car collection, and when the weather is pretty I like to get out one of my old cars. I have a little route I run down in the country, down Nachez Trace Parkway. The loop down through there is just really relaxing, not much traffic. Alan Jackson running weather country A lot of times when songwriters get together and write a song... somebody will come in with a hook and a lot of times they come out with something that sounds a little crafty. Alan Jackson together writing song I think if you retire from touring, then people think you are retired. Alan Jackson touring people thinking I grew up with nothing, so whenever I got to where I could have something I felt like I needed to have everything I couldn't have when I was young. Alan Jackson grew-up needed young If anything good came out of 9/11, to me, was that people were so cynical about the world - all you hear about on the news is all the bad stuff everyday, but what was refreshing to me was after that, you saw how many good people there are out there. For every one bad one, there's a thousand good ones. Alan Jackson cynical everyday people I think every album you have, especially if it's done well, you feel like you're competing with yourself. Alan Jackson albums done thinking I've been a lot of places, and my wife, Denise, she likes a lot of the fancy restaurants. I'm more of a basic eater. I still go into Cracker Barrel. Those are the kind of people who like the kind of music I'm making. Alan Jackson fancy wife people Flesh is weak, but love is strong. Alan Jackson strong flesh love The music business doesn't take up that much of my time. I probably should put a little more energy into it. Alan Jackson energy should littles Oklahoma's always been good to me. Alan Jackson oklahoma I don't write all my stuff. Everybody always thinks that. But in just about every album I've ever had has been about 50-50 songs I've written or co-written and other people's songs. Alan Jackson writing song thinking He's written some great songs. I thought that "Blues Man" was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute. Alan Jackson perfect song men You think a lot of people get to be big stars and get a little crazy, but most of the ones I've ever met have always been surprisingly normal, and I've enjoyed that. Alan Jackson crazy stars thinking I love your cooking, honey, but sometimes I need some real food. Alan Jackson cooking real love-you I could have done a hundred songs, really. It was hard to narrow them down, because I tried to pick songs for the most part that actually did have some effect on me or influenced me in the past. Alan Jackson done song past There's no hall of fame for that working class hero, no statue carved out of stone. And his greatest reward is the love of a woman and his children. Alan Jackson hero work children I think I've always approached making albums pretty much the same way. I'm just looking for a mixture of songs and topics that aren't the same thing over and over. Alan Jackson albums song thinking
