A biography for Mickey Gilleyhasn’t been written yet.
“If you're not on a major label today, you're not gonna get played. They've got the market sewed up.”
“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.”
“I had a few stocks, but stocks took a dive. I never sell my stocks.”
“All I want to do is do my shows and play golf.”
“A record co. is just a vehicle for public appearances.”
“All my money was made doing the dates and selling products when I was out there on the road.”
“I had some airline stock, but the airlines tanked. I didn't have a lot of money in them, though.”