All Mel Tillis Quotes
- You know, it comes from my mother's side of the family. She had seven sisters and one brother, and all of them could play instruments.… All
- And I had to take care of a little dog too named Suzy. It was the promoter's wife's - Judy Lynn's - it was her… Care
- But I've got a lot of ideas, I bought me a ranch in Florida and I still have my farm in Ashland City, Tennessee so… Ashland
- I'm gonna do between 75 and 100 dates. A lot of it will be in Laughlin, Nevada; I'll be there for two weeks. And I'll… Casinos
- And my daddy could play a harmonica and also the guitar, so I guess I got a little bit from both of 'em, but I… Bit
- And then, when I started to school, I found out I couldn't talk. Found
- But if you put a script up in front of me to read, or a cue card, I couldn't do it without stuttering. Card
- I didn't get to meet Hank Williams. I was in the Air Force on Okinawa when he passed away. Air
- I'll do about 13 shows in Branson next year, and I'll be performing at the Grand Palace. Branson
- But in those days - in the mid-'50s, early '60s - there was less than 300 radio stations that were playing country music and a… Country
- And I got to know Red Foley well. And I got to know Lefty really well, he was a great guy. Foley
- And they turned around and leased it to The Assembly Of God Churches - their headquarters are in Springfield, Missouri. They leased it to them… Assembly
- You know, being an entertainer is partly being on the road, and a lot of your songs come from the road. Entertainer
- And I began to tell little anecdotes that had happened to me, and people would laugh. And I began to like that, you know. But… All
- And you know, we'd go to church. We were Baptists. And every now and then there'd be a tent would set up, and it was… Baptists
- But now I've been in the arena for 47 years and I stutter less today than I did in those days. Arena
- But Patsy, she was a great, great girl. And Brenda Lee is a wonderful person, and her mama Grace. I've known those folks for years… Brenda
- I remember li'l ol' Hank Jr. - he was just a baby back in them days, you know - but he used to hang around.… Baby
- I'm not retiring. Retiring
- No, my son's a songwriter and he does that. Son
- Or in the early days we didn't have the bus, we had a station wagon. Bus
- Well, no, you can prepare it all you want, but I'd still stutter. All
- Well, you know, back then there wasn't many albums, it was the singles. You sold singles. Albums
- You have to insulate yourself - I'm talking about from everything, people can be talking to you and you won't hear 'em - that's how… Able