10+ Mel Tillis Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Mel Tillis quotes and sayings.

I didn't get to meet Hank Williams. I was in the Air Force on Okinawa when he passed away. — Mel Tillis

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 think mostly from my mother's side of the family. — Mel Tillis

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. I suppose I picked it up from that. — Mel Tillis

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 work some casinos here and there, and the fair dates. — Mel Tillis

But in those days - in the mid-'50s, early '60s - there was less than 300 radio stations that were playing country music and a lot of that wasn't full time. — Mel Tillis

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 dog. And one of my duties going on the tour was to take care of it. — Mel Tillis

I'll do about 13 shows in Branson next year, and I'll be performing at the Grand Palace. — Mel Tillis

But if you put a script up in front of me to read, or a cue card, I couldn't do it without stuttering. — Mel Tillis

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 I'm gonna spend a little time at each one of those places and you'll probably hear some more songs out of me. — Mel Tillis

And then, when I started to school, I found out I couldn't talk. — Mel Tillis