Feel Quotes

Author Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

George Jones

American

September 12, 1931

Musician

sea beach waves horizon coast

I just wanted to sing, in church or wherever.

Tags: Just Wanted Sing

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.

Tags: You About Very

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.

Tags: About Always Very

There's nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody. A lot of times I have, and the song wasn't that good, but I would get lost in that melody, and I'd want to do the song.

Tags: Good Get Want

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.

Tags: Good Music You