42 Quotes by Mickey Gilley


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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 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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