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17 quotes by Jerry Jeff Walker

Jerry Jeff Walker (born Ronald Clyde Crosby on March 16, 1942 in Oneonta, New York. ) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Best known for writing the song "Mr. Bojangles", Walker's prolific music career and widespread musical influence have made him an iconic fixture of the Texas country music scene.
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The only way to know how much is enough, is to do too much, and then back up.

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I think it's real easy to be famous these days; it's not real easy to sustain success.

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Well, we play Country music; we're just not sure what country it is.

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A lot of Texans go up to New York and stay there forever. If there are any two places with more individual characters, I don't know them.

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'Gonzo' means taking an unknown thing to an unknown place for a known purpose. But sometimes we're lost in an unknown place for no known... →

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I always liked having a good time. I got into this business because I got fired from any job I ever had because I stayed out late playing music.

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In the '60s, I thought golf was bourgeois, so I didn't play at all for 20 years.

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In the '80s I started running, staying in shape.

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Nashville is the business center. They forget that the bottom line of it all is still the song.

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Our audience is really upbeat. Likes to have a good time. They're not introverted or shy.

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Taking over our own business and running it ourselves has tied us even more to our fans.

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Texas is where I found my musical self.

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You have to figure out ways to do things on your own. I do my own thing, and I don't pay much attention to what anyone else is doing.

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