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" All I have to concentrate on is my performing. "
Concentrate
Performing
" All I want to do is do my shows and play golf. "
Play
Golf
Want
" All my money was made doing the dates and selling products when I was out there on the road. "
Road
Selling
Doing
" A lost of people recognize me and maybe will ask for an autograph, but it's nothing like if Elvis would've done something like that, 'cause he's so popular, or maybe The Beatles 'cause they stirred up a lot of action. "
Action
Done
Me
" A record co. is just a vehicle for public appearances. "
Appearances
Just
Vehicle
" Back then I thought if you cut a record, you were automatically a star. "
Cut
Back
You
" I don't own everything, I do have a partner. "
Everything
Partner
Own
" If I cut an album now and sell it for ten bucks, I can put seven dollars and fifty cents in my pocket. "
Pocket
Fifty
Seven
" If you have good food, people will come to your restaurant. "
Will
People
You
" If you're not on a major label today, you're not gonna get played. They've got the market sewed up. "
Got
Get
Up
" 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. "
Name
People
Famous
" I had a few stocks, but stocks took a dive. I never sell my stocks. "
Dive
Few
Sell
" I had seventeen No. 1 songs and I didn't see anything like that kind of money. "
Kind
See
Songs
" I had some airline stock, but the airlines tanked. I didn't have a lot of money in them, though. "
Though
Some
Money
" I have the restaurant, too. I serve Southwest, barbecue. "
Restaurant
Barbecue
Serve
" I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I do know how to count. "
Count
Drawer
How
" 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. "
Year
Evening
Morning
" I try to stay ahead of things, if you know what I mean. I take the money I make and reinvest it. "
Know
You
Try
" It's like Branson. When I went to Branson there was only 4 acts in there. Now, you can't count 'em. There's so many theatres now, that only the strong will survive. "
Will
You
Like
" It's the same with the ballplayers. Babe Ruth spent a lot, too and the ballplayers make a lot more money now. "
Too
Now
Same
" I've grown up with my audience; they're my age or older. Not a lot of kids are coming to see me. "
See
Older
Audience
" 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. "
Restaurant
Failure
Busy
" 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. "
Trying
Worry
Year
" 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. "
See
Good
Want
" Well, I got people that help me with the restaurant. I don't have to be at the restaurant 24 hours a day. "
Got
Day
Restaurant
" 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. "
Action
Want
Own
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