Alan Jackson Quotes

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Alan Jackson

Profession : Musician

Birth : October 17, 1958

I like to write sad songs. They're much easier to write and you get a lot more emotion into them. But people don't want to hear them as much. And radio definitely doesn't; they want that positive, uptempo thing.

Alan Jackson

The music business doesn't take up that much of my time. I probably should put a little more energy into it.

Alan Jackson

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 always try to make the music that I like and think my fans will like.

Alan Jackson

I've been a lot of places, and my wife, Denise, she likes a lot of the fancy restaurants. I'm more of a basic eater. I still go into Cracker Barrel. Those are the kind of people who like the kind of music I'm making.

Alan Jackson

I mean, my voice has gotten a little deeper sounding as I've gotten older, I think. I noticed that.

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.

Alan Jackson

Making music is still what keeps a fire going on in me.

Alan Jackson

I'm usually just enjoying life.

Alan Jackson

You have to be tough-skinned and willing to accept criticism, and at the same time, just try to do music that you like and you are proud of and not just whatever you think it's going to take to get you on the radio.

Alan Jackson

For some reason I've been labeled that and it's fine, but there are a lot of other artists that sing real traditional stuff, so I don't know why they picked me. That's what I've always done.

Alan Jackson

You just write about things that happen.

Alan Jackson

I've always stood up for country music.

Alan Jackson

A country song is a song about life.

Alan Jackson

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

If you just do 50 to 60 shows a year, it's not that much time away from home.

Alan Jackson

I've always wanted to make a bluegrass album.

Alan Jackson

A lot of times when songwriters get together and write a song... somebody will come in with a hook and a lot of times they come out with something that sounds a little crafty.

Alan Jackson

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.

Alan Jackson

I really was a fan of his and always have been - his writing especially, you know? I think people a lot of times overlook that part, because he kind of got into that party character so heavy.

Alan Jackson