George Jones Quotes

George Jones may be gone but his music will live on forever. What a great voice and a great friend. ~ Ray Stevens

Country fans need to support country music by buying albums and concert tickets for traditional artists or the music will just fade away. And that would be really sad. ~ George Jones

I loved Roy Acuff with all my heart, and I never dreamed I'd be able to meet him or see him onstage, or especially become good friends with him. For all this to happen, it's hard to explain what a dream this is when you love something as much as I love traditional country music. ~ George Jones

When you don't act right to your family and friends, that's bad, but they also have the opportunity to experience the 'good' side as well. Disappointing the fans is an entirely different thing because the fans love your music and save up money to see you in concert. ~ George Jones

I imagine there's a market for total depression. I grew up on George Jones and that really dark stuff. ~ Brad Paisley

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

When people ask me who my favorite country singer is, I say, 'You mean besides George Jones?' ~ Johnny Cash

You think about people like Hank Williams, who stood on that spot of wood, and Mr. Acuff, and, of course, George Jones. And just about anybody you can think of who has made country music has been on that stage. That's what makes you so nervous - to think about the historical part of the Opry and how it's played such a part in country music. ~ Alan Jackson

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

I just got into it like a lot of people through the rock 'n' roll bands in the late '60s that turned to country music, like The Byrds and Buffalo Springfield, but particularly through The Byrds because of Gram Parsons, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman (with their 1968 album Sweetheart of the Rodeo). They kind of introduced English kids to Merle Haggard and George Jones and the Louvins (brothers Charlie and Ira). ~ Elvis Costello

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

I love Florida Georgia Line. I love 'Round Here.' So if a fan wants to listen to that, and if a fan that wasn't listening to country music before is listening to 'Cruise' on Pandora, and after that a song by George Jones comes on, they may have never heard George Jones before. I think it's a good thing for the genre. ~ Scotty McCreery

Where better than the church for people like me, George Jones and Johnny Cash to go to get ourselves in shape enough to sing a gospel song? ~ Marty Stuart

We'd just go to church and sing. My dad would get me and my sister Doris, and we would sing together. I sung the harmony, and my sister Doris took the lead. ~ George Jones

The only music we ever listened to out in the piney woods was Roy Acuff and the Grand Ole Opry. That was the only night of the week I was allowed to lay in the middle of the bed with Mama and Daddy, just long enough to hear Roy Acuff sing; then I had to go back to bed. ~ George Jones

I lay my head on the wheel and the horn begins honking, the whole neighborhood knows that I'm home drunk again. ~ George Jones

I tried to be a house painter, but I couldn't stand all that paint all over me. ~ George Jones

And I think that's a singer's job. You know, to really interpret a lyric. There's an art to it, and I think some people are really great at it, like Tammy Wynette and George Jones and Tony Bennett. ~ Lee Ann Womack

I was born in Saratoga, Texas, a little town there in the Big Thicket about 60 miles north of Beaumont. Needless to say, we were very, very poor, but we always managed to have enough to keep our bellies full. ~ George Jones

I just want to keep living on and enjoying food! Even though I'm gaining weight, I want to record if the Lord wants me to still record, and I just want to do my work on the road as long as I got those fans out there. ~ George Jones

If people liked your singing well enough, if you were special to them, then you never left their minds throughout all of the years. ~ George Jones

I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of one of my all time heroes, George Jones. Georges' music was real and he was able to touch thousands through his songs. Not only was he a great singer, but he also had the ability to make you relate to every one of his songs, no matter who you are. He and his music will remain timeless in the world of country music. My thoughts and prayers are with his family through this difficult time. ~ Easton Corbin

When I do listen to music, I'm more prone to listen to the people I've always listened to: George Jones, Otis Redding, Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris. ~ Dolly Parton

I was a folk singer who became totally over the edge with country music. I found my voice and style working with Gram Parsons. I learned how to listen to George Jones records and the Louvin Brothers. ~ Emmylou Harris

There were a lot of songs during my MCA years that I thought should have been singles but were not. You can't worry about what wasn't - I was very lucky to have as many hits as I had. ~ George Jones

God bless the boys from Memphis, blue suede shoes, and Elvis. ~ George Jones

I've always said that if I could have made a living someway in gospel music, I would have loved to had that break, but it never was offered to me, a job in that field, so naturally, I got lost on that other road. ~ George Jones

George Jones is a national treasure and should be treated accordingly. A unique style so often emulated even inadvertently. ~ Keith Richards

He stopped loving her today, they placed a wreath upon his door. ~ George Jones

Anybody who loves country music loves gospel. Even they are competing with the same type of problem that I'm competing with. We older artists are competing with the new style of country, with their new modern style of gospel, with the young people. ~ George Jones

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

Walk through this world with me, go where I go. Share all your dreams with me, for I love you so. ~ George Jones

I'm a member of the George Jones fan club, and I'm a member of U2's fan club. ~ Dierks Bentley

George Jones was my friend and I loved him. ~ Trace Adkins

My dad was a huge country music fan, but he also had a band and he sang. So he'd listen to a lot of music and the songs that he'd learn for the band were more from the male artists. So my earliest country memories were Waylon Jennings, Conway Twitty, George Jones, Johnny Paycheck even. ~ Martina Mcbride

I believe if you ask any singer who was the greatest country music singer of all time, they would say 'George Jones'. He was without question and by far the BEST! I first met and worked with him when I was 13 years old; I am so very grateful that he was my friend. ~ Barbara Mandrell

Anyone who knows or cares anything about real country music will agree that George Jones is the voice of it. ~ Dolly Parton

The only thing different between sinners and saints is one is forgiven and the other ain't. ~ George Jones

Today is a sad day in Country music. We have lost another piece of history. George Jones was not only a good singer, but was a good friend. He will be missed by many. ~ Hank Williams, Jr.

My mama loved me more than anybody ever did. ~ George Jones

After the first couple of years recording, I did a lot of praying. I said, 'Lord, please give me a hit.' I want one so bad. ~ George Jones

I really tried to push every genre that I could into this record. I wanted every song to have this feel, where as soon as the listener tunes in, they say "That's CoJo, that's Cody right there." That being said, it is a little different. There's Americana, there's Bluegrass, there's some rock, there's some really George Jones-style stuff on it, slow-style Ray Price country elements, there's some modern country, a little of this and a little of that. We tried to push a lot for show versatility, because I grew up with a lot of versatility in my music. ~ Cody Johnson

There are questions I'm still not wise enough to answer, just wise enough to no longer ask. ~ George Jones

Yeah I'm chillin' on a dirt road, laid back swervin' like I'm George Jones. ~ Jason Aldean

Country music as we know it would be vastly different if it weren't for George Jones. He's in our musical DNA. All country artists will have to figure out how to even begin to live up to his kind of legacy. 'Honky Tonk Heaven,' here he comes ... though we're not ready to let go. ~ Pam Tillis

You can shut out the world. But you always have to stop, and the world is always waiting when you do. ~ George Jones

All Patsy Cline had to do was sing somebody else's song and her version would outsell theirs because it would be so good! ~ George Jones

It didn't make much difference what time of night it was, whenever [my father would] come in drunk, he'd say, "Get up and sing me some songs." We didn't want to sing but we sang. ~ George Jones

You can't put this possum in a cage ~ George Jones

Country music and the world will miss George Jones. He was someone who set a high standard in our industry for great music and lyrics that tapped into the emotions of the human heart at a very deep level. His music has touched the lives of country music lovers for over five decades. My prayers are with his family and I pray for the repose of his soul. May you rest in peace, brother. ~ Collin Raye

I'd rather sing a sad song than eat, ~ George Jones

I was raised by a strong mother and I never felt like I had to be a role, you know, I was just me, who I am. ~ Rickie Lee Jones

The unwinding brings freedom, more than the world has ever granted, and to more kinds of people than ever before - freedom to go away, freedom to return, freedom to change your story, get your facts, get hired, get fired, get high, marry, divorce, go broke, begin again, start a business, have it both ways, take it to the limit, walk away from the ruins, succeed beyond your dreams and boast about it, fail abjectly and try again. ~ George Packer

Cleverness is cheap. It is faith that He praises. ~ George MacDonald

There were times, though, when the women came together on a partisan basis. [When we stopped] the privatization of Social Security during George Bush, we linked arms. ~ Barbara Mikulski

If a man does not go about his work with enthusiasm, it means that he has not yet found a work that he likes. Every mortal is a busy bee when he comes to the task that Destiny has set aside for him. ~ George Ade

The person who is ignorant enough to believe that his nourishment depends on meat is in a horrible dilemma. ~ George Bernard Shaw

Just because you wear a bow tie doesn't mean you're a nerd. ~ Dhani Jones

I've established a company - The Edward George Wealth Management Group - which facilitates in helping players maintain their finances, and more importantly, maintain their lives during the duration of their careers and beyond. ~ Eddie George

I wish I knew where to get a good one myself; for I find cold Sheets extreamly disagreeable. ~ George Mason

The comic book is not the book. the graphic novel is not the novel. The same, of course, is true of films and television. When we move a story from one medium to another, no matter how faithful we attempt to be, some changes are inevitable. Each medium has its own demands, own restrictions, its own way of telling a story. ~ George R R Martin

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. - STEVEN WRIGHT ~ Darynda Jones

In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life. ~ George Best

I was out-niggered, and I will never be out-niggered again. ~ George C. Wallace

I do not know at what moment in life, if ever, we realise that we are neither George Sands nor Juliets. Of course, if we are not beautiful, we recognise early that beauty is nothing. ~ Elizabeth Bibesco

Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps. ~ David Lloyd George

Being out in the heat for two weeks can definitely drain your energy. ~ Cobi Jones

Children are natural mythologists: they beg to be told tales, and love not only to invent but to enact falsehoods. ~ George Santayana

No, I know all the war rhetoric, but it's all aimed at achieving peace. ~ George W. Bush

Faith in reason as a prime motor is no longer the criterion of the sound mind, any more than faith in the Bible is the criterion of righteous intention. ~ George Bernard Shaw

[George Bush] has raised taxes on the people driving pickup trucks and lowered taxes on the people riding in limousines. We can do better. ~ William J. Clinton

Conspiracy theories abound in American politics. I don't think we need to be subliminable about the differences between our views on prescription drugs. ~ George W. Bush

Be you writer or reader, it is very pleasant to run away in a book. ~ Jean Craighead George

The march of invention has clothed mankind with powers of which a century ago the boldest imagination could not have dreamt. ~ Henry George

It was in the Theatre St. Philippe (they has laid a temporary floor over the parquette seats) in the city we now call New Orleans, in the month of September, and in the year 1803. ~ George Washington Cable

His blood is bad. He needs to be leeched. The leeches suck away the bad blood, all the rage and pain. No man can think so full of anger. ~ George R R Martin

I have a 14 year old daughter now. You know, it was that time in these kids lives when these girls are becoming women and the hormones are raging. They didn't know if The Beatles were any good, they just went for it 'cause The Beatles were attractive. ~ Jack Jones

I played basketball. I went to school and played basketball and was trying to pursue that as a career path and kind of just fell into acting. ~ Robbie Jones

I suspected there would be a good-size crowd once the word got out about my hanging. ~ George W. Bush

Words are wind. If you love me, do not leave me. ~ George R R Martin

Election Day 2010 saw the culmination of years of aggravation and resentment toward a federal government that became disconnected and disdainful of the values and priorities of Americans. ~ George Allen

The belly comes before the soul. ~ George Orwell

Max: What's a period? George: It's a bullet we dodge, go get ready. ~ George Lopez

The White House is giving George W. Bush intelligence briefings. You know, some of these jokes just write themselves. ~ David Letterman

In 1986, our commencement speaker was George Schultz, secretary of state, fourth in line to the president. You get me-basic cable's second most popular fake newsman. At this rate, the class of 2021 will be addressed by a zoo parrot in a mortar-board that has been trained to say congratulations. ~ Stephen Colbert

I'm Pisces with Leo rising. The Pisces part is the dreamer. The Leo says, 'Let's execute.' ~ Quincy Jones

Everyone has to make their own decisions. I still believe in that. You just have to be able to accept the consequences without complaining. ~ Grace Jones

No matter how many times it happens, the public always seems to be shocked when an athlete dies young, but the reality is, there are no promises. ~ George Vecsey

To the dim and bewildered vision of humanity, God's care is more evident in some instances than in others; and upon such instances men seize, and call them providences. It is well that they can; but it would be gloriously better if they could believe that the whole matter is one grand providence. ~ George MacDonald

Is that what you think? That I follow you around to keep your ass out of trouble?"
"If so, you're not very good at your job."
A huge smile spread across his face. "True enough. So what's eating you? Because, sadly, it's not me. ~ Darynda Jones

The two boys stood and looked at each other. There was no amusement and no scorn in Attean's eyes. How very strange, Matt thought. After all the brave deeds he had dreamed of doing to win this boy's respect, he had gained it at last by doing nothing, just by staying here and refusing to leave. ~ Elizabeth George Speare

After 'Big Brother,' people came up to me in the street shouting, 'You woz robbed!' ~ Vinnie Jones

Excuse me there. If you go upon arguments, they are never wanting, when a man has no constancy of mind. My father never changed, and he preached plain moral sermons without arguments, and was a good man - few better. When you get me a good man made out of arguments, I will get you a good dinner with reading you the cookery-book. That's my opinion, and I think anybody's stomach will bear me out. ~ George Eliot