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.
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If you're not on a major label today, you're not gonna get played. They've got the market sewed up.
Mickey Gilley
'Cause I can make more money going in and doing my recordings and selling them through my entities that I have, rather than going to a record co. and them release a record and pay me 5 percent of what they make off it.
Mickey Gilley
If I cut an album now and sell it for ten bucks, I can put seven dollars and fifty cents in my pocket.
Mickey Gilley
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.
Mickey Gilley
I had seventeen No. 1 songs and I didn't see anything like that kind of money.
Mickey Gilley
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