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" I used to do a lot of interviews in the early '80s, when my career started, but it came to a point when I decided I didn't want to talk anymore, and people kind of understood that and left me alone. "

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" When I think about putting together an album, the process of listening to hundreds of songs each time and picking out the best 10 or so that will go on the record, it really sinks in as to just how many songs I've listened to all these years. "

George Strait

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" I like people who are loyal to me, and I like to be loyal, too. "

George Strait

Too

Who

" Of all the songs I've recorded, 'Amarillo By Morning' always sticks out in my mind. "

" I love to fish. You can go hours without anything happening, and all of a sudden a big blue marlin comes into the spread and it's cockpit chaos. My dream is to catch a grander, a 1,000 pounder. "

" I want to reach the point where people hear my name and immediately think of real country music. "

" I love to fish offshore for billfish, and have fished all over for them from the Bahamas, St. Thomas, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico to the Texas gulf. I haven't made it to Australia yet, but someday I'm going. "

" If it's a good song and it fits me, that's what I'm going to do, I'm not out there trying to change the world. I'm just out there trying to sing country music the best way I can. "

" If you start out trying to achieve a specific thing - like doing stadium shows or going into the studio and doing an album - the end result is what counts. "

" This is the kind of problem you want to have! Country radio has been great to me my whole career. I can't thank those folks enough. "

George Strait

Great

Enough

" I spend most of hunting season at the ranch. We all love to hunt whitetails, and we have a pretty good supply in South Texas. I also love to hunt elk in Arizona, mule deer in Utah, and I've been to Canada to hunt caribou. "

" I discovered in college that country music could be fun adding some swing to it. "

" We work hard when we're in the studio, but then when we take our breaks, we walk outside and look around. "

" I've been blessed with the ability to sing, and that has taken me so many places I never would have gone otherwise. "

" You know, traditional country music is something that's going to be around forever. "

" I've always thought that whether I'm writing or not, I've gotta pick the best songs, whether or not they're mine. I'm not gonna sing them just because I wrote them. I've gotta find the best songs to make the best record I can. "

" I'm just not going to tour. One point I want to get across to everybody is that I'm still going to make records and I may still do some events. It's not the last time I'm onstage. It's been a part of my life for too long to quit everything. I have done it since the '80s, and I think it's time now to maybe see if I can live without that part. "

" I've been fortunate. "

George Strait

Been

Fortunate

" I've just tried for all of these years to find the best records, the best songs that I could find that fit me, and I've had great people to work with all these years. "

" If twang isn't what I do, I don't know what is. "

George Strait

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Twang

" I think that all my albums are different enough where I don't feel like I did this the last time. "

George Strait

Time

Enough

" In the beginning, I wanted to be successful. I wanted to make and have hit records. And I wanted everything that went along with it. "

" Sinatra, in my opinion, is possibly the greatest male singer of all time. "

" I've always liked Frank Sinata and Big Band music. "

" I love the song 'El Rey.' And for years, I never knew what the song was totally about. It was something new for me. I'd never sung a song in Spanish before. Then I got the translation and saw what a really cool song it was. "

" My son had toyed with the idea of writing and trying to write a little bit, so that kind of gave me the bug to write also. "

George Strait

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" I don't think my music's as traditional as people make it out. "

" Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys are simply the best band that ever was. "

" Even though I've been doing it for so long, I still feel fresh. Even when I walk out on stage, I still feel pretty much the same as I've always felt. "

" I've had great fans, and they've been so loyal over the years. "

" You don't have to be a cheater to sing a cheatin' song, that's what I'm saying. "