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

Mickey Gilley

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Mickey Gilley
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: March 9
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Songwriter
Branson
Missouri
Mickey Leroy Gilley
Golf
Shows
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I'm set to have my best year ever: I'm hiring some acts and there will be a show in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening. I'm going to use my theater to its fullest potential.
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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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Don't all the girls get prettier at closing time?
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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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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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I had a few stocks, but stocks took a dive. I never sell my stocks.
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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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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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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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