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

To make a rock'n'roll record, technology is the least important thing.

To a musician or songwriter, your canvas is silence.

You don't find a style. A style finds you

If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.

The idea of retiring is like killing yourself. It's almost like Hari Kari. I intend to live to a 100 and go down in history.

We age not by holding on to youth, but by letting ourselves grow and embracing whatever youthful parts remain.