Honky Quotes

You're right. Nothing's worse than a honky except being married to one! - George Jefferson

You scour the Bowery, ransack the Bronx,/ Through funeral parlors and honky-tonks./ From river to river you comb the town/ For a place to lay your family down. - Ogden Nash

People love talking about when they were young and heard Honky Tonk Women for the first time. It's quite a heavy load to carry on your shoulders, the memories of so many people. - Mick Jagger

People know that this took a wrong turn somewhere. People know this has become honky-tonk, and this is the chance to get it right. - Andres Duany

My mother and dad objected strenuously to me playing in the honky-tonks and they never thought I'd amount to anything. - Buck Owens

It's music for anyone who likes to dance, have fun, cut loose and enjoy life. It's good honky-tonk boogie-woogie blended with Cajun, swing and other traditional songs and sounds we can't pull ourselves completely away from playing because that's what we like. - Linzay Young

It's got a great mix. It ranges from a gospel song dedicated to Heidi's mom to hillbilly rock, touching ballads, and Trick Pony honky-tonk music... It's a fun record. We wanted to make a record that could stand on its own musically, but we also wanted people to be able to put it on and have a good time. - Keith Burns

It was for (my dad), and for me, and for all the people out there who really like the honky-tonk sound, and it was born out of a resistance to complacency. - Clint Black

If you're playing on a soft-sounding instrument like a Rhodes, you're not going to write honky-tonk raucous rock and roll. The character of the instrument will be imbedded in whatever you write. - Christine McVie