George Strait
George Strait
George Harvey Straitis an American singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer known as the "King of Country" and one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. He is known for his neotraditionalist country style, cowboy look, and being one of the first and main country artists to bring country music back to its roots and away from the pop country era in the 1980s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth18 May 1952
CityPoteet, TX
CountryUnited States of America
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.
Of all the songs I've recorded, 'Amarillo By Morning' always sticks out in my mind.
I discovered in college that country music could be fun adding some swing to it.
I don't think my music's as traditional as people make it out.
I'm a religious person. I honestly believe we will see each other in heaven someday.
I get asked sometimes 'What's the highlight of my career?' because I've been doing it for so long, and I always have a hard time coming up with something, because so many good things have happened.
I didn't want to be 40 or 50 years old and still playing clubs, I didn't feel like I was making any progress, and I actually gave the band notice at one point. I began to have doubts about my abilities.
I just continue to look for different material, great material, as good as I can find, and try to go in there and do as good a job as I can do in making it a record. That's all you can expect. That's all that you can do.
You don't have to be a cheater to sing a cheatin' song, that's what I'm saying.
You've got to keep the stage world and your real world separated or you're headed for trouble.
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.
I've had great fans, and they've been so loyal over the years.
I've been blessed with the ability to sing, and that has taken me so many places I never would have gone otherwise.
I've always liked Frank Sinata and Big Band music.