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. I suppose I picked it up from that.

You know, being an entertainer is partly being on the road, and a lot of your songs come from the road.

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 you write a song. And I haven’t been able to do that over here ’cause I’m so busy and then, when I am off, I want to get away from music.

Well, you know, back then there wasn’t many albums, it was the singles. You sold singles.

Well, no, you can prepare it all you want, but I’d still stutter.

No, my son’s a songwriter and he does that.