Buck Owens Quotes

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• I was always very grateful to 'em and am grateful to 'em now. I went back a couple of years ago and did their 20th…
• I remember as a kid being cold a lot, and hungry sometimes. Wed go to bed with just cornbread and milk, and I remember wearing…
• The last 16 years of my daddys life, he got to work for me, and that made him his own boss and he like that.
• You get up about 2-3 oclock in the morning and get through about 7 or 8 and 12 hours later you start all over. Thats…
• Lady Limelight is a jealous lady. She wants all of your attention. You dont have any time to think of anything else but Lady Limelight,…
• I'm gonna still play some dates, but I'm not gonna do anything near like I did it before.
• But most distinctly, I remember always saying to myself that when I get big, I'm not going to go to bed hungry, I'm not going…
• I didn't say I wasn't gonna do rockabilly. I just said I ain't gonna sing no song that ain't a country song. I won't be…
• My mother told me on several different occasions that she was livin' her dream vicariously through me. She once said that I was getting to…
• The road had the lonely times, but I kept myself busy.
• I got to realizing that I wanted to record, I wanted to experiment. And doing those same old songs the same old way - I…
• I found a sound that people really liked - I found this basic concept and all I did was change the lyrics and the melody…
• I'd like to be remembered as a guy that came along and did his music, did his best and showed up on time, clean and…
• I'm from the Bob Wills and the Little Richard school of music. Bob Wills did what the hell he thought, Little Richard did what he…
• I'm in an absolute frenzy towards doing as many things as I can that I want to do today. The rest can wait till tomorrow,…
• That was where my dream began to take hold, of not havin' to pick cotton and potatoes, and not havin' to be uncomfortable, too hot…
• The biggest fool to hit the big time and all I've got to do is act naturally.
• I've got the hungries for your love and I'm waiting in your welfare line.
• I am who I am, I am what I am, I do what I do and I ain't never gonna do it any different. I…
• If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country music.

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