Alan Jackson Quotes

Alan Jackson is an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. He is known for his traditional country sound and heartfelt lyrics. Jackson's contributions to country music have earned him numerous awards and a dedicated fanbase.

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.

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.

I always try to make the music that I like and thi... -Alan Jackson

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

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The speaker prioritizes authenticity in their music-making process, creating music that resonates with their own preferences while considering their fans' tastes and preferences as well.

I think every album you have, especially if it's done well, you feel like you're competing with yourself.

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.

'After 17' is a song I wrote when my first daughter went to college, so that's kind of where I'm at in that part of my life. If you listen to that song and knew anything about me, you'd say, 'Oh yeah, he wrote that about his daughter,' but I try not to write them that they are so specific that they wouldn't apply to anybody that has a child.

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.

When I was in high school, I don't know that I rea... -Alan Jackson

When I was in high school, I don't know that I really had big dreams.

I think if you retire from touring then people thi... -Alan Jackson

I think if you retire from touring then people think you are retired.

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.

Hee Haw was probably my biggest exposure to live music at a young age, because there wasn't any live music around my town and no one in my family played instruments.

I've always wanted to make a bluegrass album.... -Alan Jackson

I've always wanted to make a bluegrass album.

If you can last until you're 40 years old, hopefully you'll be mature enough to figure out the rest of the years.

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.

I didn't realize until I was older what a huge music fan my daddy really was, and actually that my grandma played banjo at one time, and I didn't even know that until a year or two ago.

I think I've always approached making albums pretty much the same way. I'm just looking for a mixture of songs and topics that aren't the same thing over and over.

I mean, my girls are very sweet; I'm very proud of... -Alan Jackson

I mean, my girls are very sweet; I'm very proud of all of of them.

He's written some great songs. I thought that 'Blues Man' was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute.

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.

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.

I've had to live with women all my life. I grew up with four older sisters, and I was the baby and the only boy.

Making music is still what keeps a fire going on i... -Alan Jackson

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

It's a scary word, 'cancer.'... -Alan Jackson

It's a scary word, 'cancer.'

I mean, I am driven and laid-back at the same time... -Alan Jackson

I mean, I am driven and laid-back at the same time.

Oklahoma's always been good to me.... -Alan Jackson

Oklahoma's always been good to me.

I mean, my voice has gotten a little deeper soundi... -Alan Jackson

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

You think a lot of people get to be big stars and get a little crazy, but most of the ones I've ever met have always been surprisingly normal, and I've enjoyed that.

I grew up with nothing, so whenever I got to where I could have something I felt like I needed to have everything I couldn't have when I was young.

If anything good came out of 9/11, to me, was that people were so cynical about the world - all you hear about on the news is all the bad stuff everyday, but what was refreshing to me was after that, you saw how many good people there are out there. For every one bad one, there's a thousand good ones.

I've always stood up for country music.... -Alan Jackson

I've always stood up for country music.

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