He's written some great songs. I thought that "Blues Man" was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute. — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
To me, songwriting is the backbone of Nashville. Looks can go, fads can go, but a good song lasts forever. — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
I like collaborating, because if I didn't, I'd probably never finish a song. — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
I think every album you have, especially if it's done well, you feel like you're competing with yourself. — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
I've always said that if you have songs on the radio and get played, you've got to have a tour to support… — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
I didn't realize until I was older what a huge music fan my daddy really was, and actually that my grandma played… — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
I could have done a hundred songs, really. It was hard to narrow them down, because I tried to pick songs for… — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
Probably some of the songs I never even really listened to the lyrics. Half of them I'd hear off the radio and… — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
I like to write sad songs. They're much easier to write and you get a lot more emotion into them. But people… — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
The fan base that I've had all these years has come along. Some of them are not as plugged into the digital… — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
I don't write all my stuff. Everybody always thinks that. But in just about every album I've ever had has been about… — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
I think I've always approached making albums pretty much the same way. I'm just looking for a mixture of songs and topics… — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
A lot of times when songwriters get together and write a song... somebody will come in with a hook and a lot… — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
After 17' is a song I wrote when my first daughter went to college, so that's kind of where I'm at in… — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
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… — Alan Jackson Copy Share
Remember when old ones died and new were born and life was changed, disassembled, rearranged? — Alan Jackson Copy Share
Do what's in your heart and don't let people change you. Do what you want to do. — Alan Jackson Copy Share
Remember when I was young and so were you and time stood still and love was all we knew? — Alan Jackson Copy Share
A lot of times when songwriters get together and write a song... somebody will come in with a hook and a lot of times… — Alan Jackson Copy Share
I mean, my voice has gotten a little deeper sounding as I've gotten older, I think. I noticed that. — Alan Jackson Copy Share
