Johnny Paycheck

Seems like I've always been my own worst enemy.

— Johnny Paycheck

I'm sort of a hard-nose at times.

— Johnny Paycheck

I've been up and down like a window blind.

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Life isn't all good stuff.

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Johnny Paycheck is no different than anybody.

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You can't hide in national prominence.

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I started bumming around when I was a teen.

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I do have a temper... me and millions of others.

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In my earlier days I was really, you know, rugged.

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It doesn't matter to me where I play, as long as I pack it.

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I served two years in a federal penetentiary when I was 19.

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I had it in my mind that nothing good was ever going to happen to me.

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My music's always been about life. And situations. Situation comedies, situation life.

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It's hard to explain how you feel after 27 years, when you finally hit big.

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Treat me right, and I will give you my all. Treat me wrong, and I will give you nothing.

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You know, being impatient is the worst lick for somebody young, especially in this business.

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I think my best times were in the seventies, when I made the comeback. Then there was '76, when 'Shove It' came…

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To me, an outlaw is a man that did things his own way, whether you liked him or not. I did things…

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I think 'Shove It' hit at a time when people felt trapped in a dull, day-to-day job and rather than express their…

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I've always tried to keep an eye on where my bread is buttered and if you don't have a song you can…

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I think some of my greatest creative stuff was in the 1960s, but I think the most commercial stuff, things that made…

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Most people are dissatisfied with their bag, they work hard to get a damn raise. Inflation eats it up. They're locked into…

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When people don't understand something, they condemn it. That's what's happened to me. They've condemned me without taking time to understand me.

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I like President Carter; I think he has done a good job considering all the things he's had to face.

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Take Glen Campbell. Now, Glen's real soft. By that, I mean you put him on the street and he couldn't make it.…

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I've been lucky to have a good reputation with writers. My strongest suit is that of an interpreter, so it's important for…

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I'm a man who believes that right is right and wrong is wrong. Treat me right, and I will give you my…

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I'll try anything once to see if I like it. And if I like it, I'll stick with it no matter what…

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Women have asked for equal rights, and I think having equal rights means sharing all the responsibilities of our country. Now, I'm…

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I was a pretty wild kid, I guess.

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I'm basically a pretty level-headed guy.

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I'm not much of a talker.

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Streets is what make you tough, hard.

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I've got one speed. Wide open.

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I know what it's like to be a loser.

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I sing as hard for 10 as I do for 10,000.

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I guess I'm pretty hard headed and stubborn.

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I'm a Gemini, an adventurer.

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I'm working to be The Man just once before I die.

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I'm the only hell my Mama ever raised.

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