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Mac Davis is an American singer and songwriter, born on January 21, 1942. His musical career began in the 1960s, and he became famous for his pop and country music works. Known for his versatile and diverse musical style, Mac Davis achieved great success with his songs on the pop music charts.

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“I was out on the golf course, a guy came riding out in a golf cart and said, Did you know that Elvis died? And I just said, Well, there you go. It was like I had kinda been expecting it.”

Knows Wells Said Guy Courses Died Golf Expecting Riding Redneck Golf Course Carts Did You Know Golf Carts

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“If it was just me and Elvis one on one, which only happened once or twice in the times that I did see him, it was a really comfortable. He was a cool guy... easy laugh, nice guy.”

Ifs Guy Easy Laughing Nice Happened Comfortable Redneck Nice Guy One On One Cool Guy

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“It's pretty amazing to me that my first hit record was an Elvis Presley record.”

Firsts Records Redneck

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“Elvis was just like a big old kid. It was like he never got past 19, I don't think, in a lotta ways.”

Thinking Way Bigs Kids Past Redneck

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“First time I saw Elvis was at the Lubbock County fairgrounds in Lubbock, Texas. He was on the back end of a truck. There was about 1500 screaming kids.”

Firsts Ends Kids Saws First Time Texas Truck County Redneck

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“I didn't have a lot of communication with Elvis. You had to go through a barricade to get to Elvis. It was people hanging on every word, and I felt very uncomfortable a lot of times.”

People Felt Communication Uncomfortable Redneck Hanging On Barricades

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“Every performer who ever performed in rock and roll or even close to it is lying if they tell you that they weren't influenced in some way or another by Elvis Presley. He turned the world around.”

Ifs World Way Lying Rocks Performers Rock N Roll Rock And Roll

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“There was a chance for me to write one song for the section where Elvis sat in his black leather outfit and sang the old hits. At eight oclock the next morning I had written Memories.”

Writing Song Next Black Memories Chance Morning Written Eight Sat Sections Leather Redneck

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“I had always wanted to write a song called 'The Vicious Circle'. I always thought it was like, the kids are born there, they grow up there, they die there.”

Writing Kids Wanted Song Dies Grows Born Growing Up Circles Vicious Vicious Circles

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“'Don't Cry Daddy' is a pretty sad song. He got to the end of it and it was just real quiet and Elvis says, 'I'm gonna cut that someday for my daddy'. And, by God, he did. He lived up to his word.”

Real Ends Song Cutting Cry Quiet Someday Daddy Sad Song

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“I had Elvis' number in my book and I never called it.”

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“I worked for a publishing company in Hollywood.”

Company Hollywood Publishing

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“I'm sure that Elvis was happy for me. I think he was the kind of guy that enjoyed other people's success, especially if he had something to do with it.”

People Ifs Thinking Kind Guy Enjoyed

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“Hey mister, where you goin' in such a hurry? Don't you think it's time you realize There's a whole lot more to life than work and worry All the sweetest things in life are free And they're right before your eyes? You've got to stop and smell the roses You've got to count your many blessings every day You're gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road If you don't stop and smell the roses along the way”

Ifs Thinking Way Whole Eye Heaven Realizing Worry Perspective Blessing Rose Smell Hey Rough Things In Life Sweetest More To Life Many Blessings Rocky Road

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“Who discreetly whispers you forgot to zip up your pants? You babe, you're my bestest friend.”

Friendship Pants Babe Zips

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“One of my real goals was to hear someone whistling a song I'd written.”

Real Song Goal Written Whistling

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“In the Ghetto, I'd been trying to write for years.”

Writing Trying Years Ghetto

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“Oh lord, it's hard to be humble when your perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, cause I get better looking each day.”

Way Looks I Can Hard Causes Waiting Perfect Lord Mirrors Humble Get Better Each Day Egotism Be Humble

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“Bought all the Beatle records, I sounded just like Paul.”

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“Before you went to work this morning in the city, did you spend some time with your family? Did you kiss your wife and tell her that she's pretty?”

Cities Family Morning Wife Kissing Our Family

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“Baby, baby, don't get hooked on me, cause I'll just use you then I'll set you free.”

Use Causes Honesty Baby Hooked

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“Folks say I'm egotistical. Hell, I don't even know what it means.”

Knows Mean Hell Folks Dense Egotistical

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About the Author

Born: January 21, 1942
Known for: Singer
Quotes: 22

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