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It's a scary word, 'cancer.'

Alan Jackson

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Alan Jackson
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: October 17
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Country Singer
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Newnan
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Alan Eugene Jackson
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Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smoke risin' against that blue sky? Did you shout out in anger, in fear of your neighbor or did you just sit down and cry?..
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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.
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You have to be tough-skinned and willing to accept criticism, and at the same time, just try to do music that you like and you are proud of and not just whatever you think it's going to take to get you on the radio.
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Making music is still what keeps a fire going on in me.
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I always try to make the music that I like and think my fans will like.
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Probably some of the songs I never even really listened to the lyrics. Half of them I'd hear off the radio and was probably singing the wrong words and didn't even know it.
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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.
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I think if you retire from touring, then people think you are retired.
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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.
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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.
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Flesh is weak, but love is strong.
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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.
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I've always said that if you have songs on the radio and get played, you've got to have a tour to support that.
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He's written some great songs. I thought that Blues Man was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute.
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I've always wanted to make a bluegrass album.
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To me, songwriting is the backbone of Nashville. Looks can go, fads can go, but a good song lasts forever.
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You just write about things that happen.
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