Top 12 George Jones Quotes

Jones is the man behind what might be the greatest country song since 1980 with “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” He’s influenced everyone from Waylon Jennings to Alan Jackson and is respected by some of the greatest musicians of all time (Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, etc.).

While he and his idol, Hank Williams, have both affected generations with a plaintive veracity of voice that has set them apart, Jones has an additional gift—a voice of exceptional range, natural elegance, and lucent tone. Gliding toward high tenor, plunging toward deep bass, the magisterial portamento of his onward-coursing baritone emits white-hot sparks and torrents of blue, investing his poison love songs with a tragic gravity and inflaming his celebrations of the honky-tonk ethos with the hellfire of abandon.

I would give anything if I could sing like George Jones.

If we could all sound like we wanted to, we’d sound like George Jones.

The greatest thing since sliced bread.

When people ask me who my favorite country singer is, I say, 'You mean besides George Jones?

I couldn't think or eat nothin' unless it was Hank Williams, and I couldn't wait for his next record to come out. He had to be, really, the greatest.

It's never been for love of money. I thank God for it because it makes me a living. But I sing because I love it, not because of the dollar signs.

I took my $100,000 and bought a new Corvette, a lot of cocaine, and spent the rest on foolishness.

I've seen hate change many things for the worse. I've seen love change everything for the good.

Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks. Maybe some folks drink due to body chemistry and others due to their lazy characters. Maybe some have drinking problems, while others have problems enough to drink.

There are questions I'm still not wise enough to answer, just wise enough to no longer ask.