“I used to watch people like Richard Burton and Mel Gibson and think, '...” — Jerry Reed Quote

I used to watch people like Richard Burton and Mel Gibson and think, 'I could never do that.'

I have spent over 60 years bent over a guitar and to know that I wrote 70 compositions that masters have recorded, that makes me feel so good and full, and proud and thankful to the good Lord.

Smokey and The Bandit was just a lark. All we did was run up and down those Georgia roads wrecking cars and having the time of our life.

When people ask me what my motivation is, I have a simple answer: money.

Music is the most powerful thing on this earth, and it's hard to be angry when you are listening to music.

There is no finer sonic-producing weapon for a guitar slayer than a hand crafter Gibson masterpiece.

Neuromancer' by William Gibson is a cyberpunk classic.

I love that Mel Gibson.

The first record I bought myself could have been 'Oh Lonesome Me' by Don Gibson or 'Wake Up Little Susie' by the Everly Brothers.

I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.