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

Poison's not bad. It's a matter of how much.

[joking about the length of the Rolling Stones' career] You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe - and you have the Rolling Stones!

I mean some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to their funeral.

Its called a playground, but its nearer to a battlefield. It can be brutal

I've never had my hair cut by anybody, I do it all myself.

I'm not getting old I'm evolving.