Alan Jackson quotes - page 2

The older you are, I think you realize what you enjoy and what you don't need, what wears you out and what's important. (Alan Jackson)
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. View quote
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I've had to live with women all my life. I grew up with four older sisters, and I was the baby and the only boy. View quote
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As long as I'm still able to have a hit on the radio and sell a few albums and some tickets, I don't see that it would be worth retiring. View quote
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I didn't realize until I was older what a huge music fan my daddy really was, and actually that my grandma played banjo at one time, and I didn't even know that until a year or two ago. View quote
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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. View quote
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I've always stood up for country music. View quote
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He's written some great songs. I thought that 'Blues Man' was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute. View quote
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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. View quote
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Probably some of the songs I never even really listened to the lyrics. Half of them I'd hear off the radio and was probably singing the wrong words and didn't even know it. View quote
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My mother kept asking me, 'When are you going to do a gospel album?' And I've always wanted to do a gospel album. Everybody was going on about it, so mom started hounding me more. (Alan Jackson)
The fan base that I've had all these years has come along. Some of them are not as plugged into the digital world, so they want to go out and buy the CD at Walmart or something. View quote
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I think if you retire from touring then people think you are retired. View quote
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It's a scary word, 'cancer.' View quote
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I think every album you have, especially if it's done well, you feel like you're competing with yourself. View quote
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