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Mickey Gilley

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


— Mickey Gilley


#airlines #had #i #lot #money

I have the restaurant, too. I serve Southwest, barbecue.


— Mickey Gilley


#i #restaurant #serve #southwest #too

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


— Mickey Gilley


#i #know #make #mean #money

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


— Mickey Gilley


#audience #coming #grown #i #kids

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


— Mickey Gilley


#bucks #cents #cut #dollars #fifty

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


— Mickey Gilley


#food #good #good food #people #restaurant

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


— Mickey Gilley


#gonna #got #label #major #major label

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.


— Mickey Gilley


#count #i #like #many #now

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


— Mickey Gilley


#babe ruth #ballplayers #lot #make #money

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.


— Mickey Gilley


#down #i #i can #matinees #myself






About Mickey Gilley

Mickey Gilley Quotes




Did you know about Mickey Gilley?

In 1984 he had a hit which just missed topping the Country charts called "You've Really Got a Hold On Me". In 1967 Paula Records released Gilley's first album called Down the Line and the following he had a minor hit from the album called "Now I Can Live Again". Together they all sang boogie-woogie and Gospel music however Gilley did not consider himself a professional singer until Jerry Lee hit the top of the charts in the 1950s.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration Gilley is a licensed pilot who holds an instrument rating with commercial pilot privileges for multi-engine airplanes as well as private pilot privileges for single engine aircraft. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s bringing him further success on not just the country charts but the pop charts as well.

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