The Best Waylon Jennings quotes

I didn’t aim at anything except good music. — Waylon Jennings

Country music isn’t a guitar, it isn’t a banjo, it isn’t a melody, it isn’t a lyric. It’s a feeling. — Waylon Jennings

Mainly what I learned from Buddy… was an attitude. He loved music, and he taught me that it shouldn’t have any barriers to it. — Waylon Jennings

But ya know what, I am a part of something that happened. I’m a part of the music that happened. My voice is one more instrument, is what it is. So that’s the way I feel about people who ‘play on sessions. — Waylon Jennings

I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don’t want that no more. I like to perform every once in a while for people who want to see me, and cut albums of music that is what I’m really about. — Waylon Jennings

If we all could sound like we wanted to, we’d all sound like George Jones. — Waylon Jennings

Don’t you be so nice to me; I fall in love so easily. — Waylon Jennings

I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He’s the biggest. He’s like an Elvis in this business, but no, he’s never been the rebel. — Waylon Jennings

Each tomorrow will depend on the love you give today. — Waylon Jennings

One night of love don’t make up for six nights alone. But I’d rather have one than none Lord, cause I’m flesh and bone. — Waylon Jennings

Ladies love outlaws, like babies love stray dogs. Ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold, outlaws touch ladies somewhere deep down in their soul. — Waylon Jennings

I say, Lord, do right be me, I’m tired of being lonesome, on’ry, and mean. — Waylon Jennings

So I’m not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess. I never wanted to be. — Waylon Jennings

There’s always one more way to do things and that’s your way, and you have a right to try it at least once. — Waylon Jennings

There’s always one more way to do something––your way. — Waylon Jennings

A lot of times they don’t want to hear it. But you know, if some good is done to you, you should pass it on. — Waylon Jennings

Honesty is something you can’t wear out. — Waylon Jennings

Did ole Hank really do it this way? — Waylon Jennings

Is your head up your ass so far that you can’t pull it out? — Waylon Jennings

Men commit murder and all sorts of mayhem, in a few years they’re back on the streets. Highway robbery and white collar crime, and they laugh at the system they beat. — Waylon Jennings

Chet loved artists. He did. But he was caught up in the system. He had two hats. He had to have ’em because he did two things: he was an artist, and he was an executive. — Waylon Jennings

The men who could not fight, in a war that didn’t seem right. You let them come home, America. — Waylon Jennings

But you know, the system almost destroyed itself while it was goin’ on trying to destroy us. — Waylon Jennings