George Strait

George Strait

18-May-1952


United States


Songwriter

Born in Texas in 1952, country singer George Strait began playing in the band while serving in the American Army. He won a recording contract in the 1980s with MCA records and produced several albums over the next three decades. He is known for staying true to his country of origin, has won many awards and has the best-selling box in the history of country music.

QUOTES BY George Strait


"Life is not the breaths you take but the moments that take your breath away."

"Life is not breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away."

"I'm a country singer. I love all kinds of music, but country is where my loyalty lies. That's just me and what I do, and I'm not going to change it."

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

"I can only say thank you and thanks also to all of the great songwriters who wrote those wonderful songs that became number ones."

"You know, legends are people like Haggard and Jones and Wills and Sinatra. Those people are legends. I'm just a young buck out here trying to keep in that same circle with the rest of 'em."

"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."

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

"Life's not the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away."

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