PopMatter.com’s Jim Abbott spends some time with country music legend George Jones. The possum seems in good humor and is looking toward future entrepreneurial ventures. He also offers a few choice words about mainstream pop-country:
“This new country needs to find a new title and quit stepping on country music like it’s a steppingstone,â€
Jones says of the stuff that dominates radio. “Country music is country music, and if they want to
do something else, then find a new title. It breaks my heart because I know country music the way it’s
supposed to be.â€