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They wanted the money, but they didn't want us to be the ones.",7,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3994640,"You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins' name on your record as a producer and it was on RCA, you could work the road. It didn't have to be a big hit record, it just had to have that on it.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3994614,"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.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},3504715,"Now, I was on drugs, and that didn’t help a whole lot. He hated that. That was part of where Chet and I had problems, so I take complete blame for that.",6,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},3504710,"If I could only fly, you see, a lot of my problems would be gone. When you think of just how much I’d save on shoes alone.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},3504703,"When you’re down in Texas, Bob Wills is still the king.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3504700,"It was all devastating. I’d never dealt with losing anyone close to me, and I didn’t know where to put it in my life. I was very young then. Buddy taught me so much in such a short time.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3504695,"I ain’t got no reverse. I’ve learned, a little later in life, it works out pretty good to have one every once in a while.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3504690,"I’m old and crazy, but I still give a damn. And I still think the boys got screwed over in Vietnam.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":77},3504685,"Lately I’ve heard rumors that the eagle may be lame. Just because I’ve been idle, don’t mean that I’m tame.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote, likely from Waylon Jennings' song \"Lately I've Heard Rumors That the Eagle May Be Lame,\" captures a sentiment from the early 1970s, a time when Jennings was navigating the changing landscape of country music. As a key figure in the Outlaw Country movement, he was pushing against the conventions of the Nashville establishment, seeking to preserve his artistic integrity while facing resistance from the industry. This quote reflects his frustration with the expectations placed upon him.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a paradoxical mindset: Jennings acknowledges the rumors that he may be losing his edge (the eagle being lame), yet asserts that his idleness doesn't mean he's become tame. This tension highlights the psychological phenomenon of \"impostor syndrome,\" where individuals fear they're no longer capable or relevant despite outward appearances of success. Jennings is, in essence, grappling with the pressure to maintain a public image of vitality while privately struggling with self-doubt.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset, modern professionals and creatives can acknowledge and validate their own feelings of inadequacy or stagnation. By recognizing that idleness doesn't necessarily equate to a loss of potency, they can approach their work with a more nuanced perspective, embracing the possibility of taking time to recharge and reflect while still maintaining a sense of purpose and drive.",{"currentPage":79,"totalPages":80,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":81},1,13,10]