must be pretty cool to be you!"
"at changed how I felt about
myself," Jones said. "All my life I
was trying to be like him. I'd never
considered that he might want to be
like me."
is little moment of perspective
helped Jones shift gears. Now, he looks
at his DJ career as a blessing.
"I'll be 55 this year, and I stay
booked up two years in advance," he
said. "I do all the high school proms –
Southwest, Central, Northeast – middle
school, elementary school, events
for older people, sweet 16 parties.
Great-grandkids like me and great-
grandparents like me."
But what AJ the DJ likes is his
hometown. He's not shy to tell everyone
that he loves Macon. A few years back,
after being presented an award by Big
George, Jones gave a little speech.
He recalled it going something
like this: "When you're pretty good at
something, sometimes people ask you to
go to other cities, because they want to
take you away. I don't like to travel, and I
like Macon. is is my hometown. And
when hometown people appreciate what
you do, when they recognize your talent,
and pay you on a generous scale, and
keep your schedule booked up, it says
a lot. It means a lot. It means 'We love
you. We want to keep you here.' "
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find DJ contact information,
playlists, and more photos.
"WHEN YOU'RE PRETTY
GOOD AT SOMETHING,
SOMETIMES PEOPLE
ASK YOU TO GO TO
OTHER CITIES, BECAUSE
THEY WANT TO TAKE
YOU AWAY. I DON'T
LIKE TO TRAVEL, AND
I LIKE MACON. THIS IS
MY HOMETOWN."
- ANDRE JONES
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