Mickey Gilley Quotes

So I'm trying to spread myself to the point to where I can do the night shows and not have to worry about the matinees, and do one or two matinees down through the year.

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My only failure was the restaurant in Myrtle Beach. I kept it open for four years. It was in a tourist town, it was only busy four and half, five months of the year. But the bills kept coming all year.

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'Cause I can make more money going in and doing my recordings and selling them through my entities that I have, rather than going to a record co. and them release a record and pay me 5 percent of what they make off it.

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I guess the nicest thing about being, I won't say famous but being popular is a more proper word for me to use would be that if you've got a recognizable name, a lot of times you can get people to do things for you ordinarily that you wouldn't get done.

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I never made any money off of my records. It gave me the name across the country so that I could do some of the things in my personal appearances.

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I had a few stocks, but stocks took a dive. I never sell my stocks.

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All my money was made doing the dates and selling products when I was out there on the road.

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I try to stay ahead of things, if you know what I mean. I take the money I make and reinvest it.

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I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I do know how to count.

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I don't own everything, I do have a partner.

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When a record co. finds a guy now, they want to own everything. They want to own the rights to market that person's particular name. They want a piece of the action all the way through.

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There used to be a lot of acts, which was good, because people don't want to see the same act every night. But, you don't want too many acts, you don't want to over-saturate it.

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It's the same with the ballplayers. Babe Ruth spent a lot, too and the ballplayers make a lot more money now.

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If you have good food, people will come to your restaurant.

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If I cut an album now and sell it for ten bucks, I can put seven dollars and fifty cents in my pocket.

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Ray Stevens also made a good success of it. He sold it, but financed the sale himself. Now, I just read where he's going to be back

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All I have to concentrate on is my performing.

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I've grown up with my audience they're my age or older. Not a lot of kids are coming to see me.

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It's like Branson. When I went to Branson there was only 4 acts in there. Now, you can't count 'em. There's so many theatres now, that only the strong will survive.

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A record co. is just a vehicle for public appearances.

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All I want to do is do my shows and play golf.

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Well, I got people that help me with the restaurant. I don't have to be at the restaurant 24 hours a day.

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I had some airline stock, but the airlines tanked. I didn't have a lot of money in them, though.

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I had seventeen No. 1 songs and I didn't see anything like that kind of money.

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If you're not on a major label today, you're not gonna get played. They've got the market sewed up.

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