It's a privilege just to wake up to a new day.

The rock's easy, but the roll is another thing.

To me, the main thing about living on this planet is to know who the hell you are and be real about it. That's the reason I'm still alive.

Another thing to do with the blues is how they were recorded. They were done on the quick, and some of that stuff was made on wire, not even tape, let alone digital.

It's called the mysterious rhythm of life, ... I can't quite account for it. It's probably an addiction, quite honestly. I need that shot of stage every two or three years.

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

Rock and roll ain't nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat.