Quotes by Minnie Pearl

28 quotes by Minnie Pearl

Minnie Pearl - american musician

Life period: 1912 - 1996

Colonel Parker asked Henry and me to come to Elvis' suite and have breakfast. There were at least five policemen stationed up there. He was talking on the telephone.

Quote by Minnie Pearl about talking

Colonel Parker said, When we get off the plane, you stay...

Colonel Parker said, When we get off the plane, you stay with Elvis. I want you in all the pictures.

Elvis couldn't leave the hotel except under heavy guard....

Elvis couldn't leave the hotel except under heavy guard. It was incredible how they went wild over him.

Elvis said, Miss Minnie, do you think it would be out of order if I go up and speak to General Stewart. I've always been such a fan of his. So Elvis went up to speak to the Stewarts.

Quote by Minnie Pearl about order

Elvis walked over and signed a few autographs over the...

Elvis walked over and signed a few autographs over the fence. They were screaming. I had never seen this.

Quote by Minnie Pearl about opinion

God has a plan for all of us, but He expects us to do our...

God has a plan for all of us, but He expects us to do our share of the work.

Quote by Minnie Pearl about god, work

I can always remember that experience in Hawaii...

I can always remember that experience in Hawaii pleasantly on account of Elvis.

Quote by Minnie Pearl about recollection, experience

I didn't know what staying with Elvis involved. If I had...

I didn't know what staying with Elvis involved. If I had known then what I know now, I wouldn't have stayed with Elvis.

I don't think Elvis was able, really, to perform a lot of...

I don't think Elvis was able, really, to perform a lot of times when he did. I worried about that, same way I did with Hank Williams, Sr.

Quote by Minnie Pearl about opinion

I knew about Elvis, of course, everybody knew about him...

I knew about Elvis, of course, everybody knew about him then.

I said to Elvis, You know those women could kill you....

I said to Elvis, You know those women could kill you. They probably would have hurt him if they had been able to get him.

I think Elvis loved his fans-I think that's why they loved him and still love him. Fans are very conscious and sensitive to the fact that performers love them.

Quote by Minnie Pearl about love

I think Elvis would be alive today, probably, if he had been allowed to mix and mingle with his fans. I think it was a great cross for him to bear that he couldn't get out and be with his fans.

I think there just comes a point where you are just too...

I think there just comes a point where you are just too sick to perform and you should not be forced to do that.

I was just horrified. I thought the girls were going to...

I was just horrified. I thought the girls were going to kill Elvis. They would have if they could have gotten loose, I'm afraid.

Quote by Minnie Pearl about thinking

I watched him from the wings. He was at his peak. He was...

I watched him from the wings. He was at his peak. He was handsome and alive and exciting. Elvis must have sung over an hour.

I've been with certain stars, some are caring and pay attention to their fans and to their fellow performers and some are too busy. Elvis never seemed too busy.

Quote by Minnie Pearl about attention, celebrity, stars

It's the most unglamourous glamour business in the world.

It's the most unglamourous glamour business in the world.

Quote by Minnie Pearl about affair, world

Kissing a man with a beard is a lot like going to a...

Kissing a man with a beard is a lot like going to a picnic. You don't mind going through a little bush to get there.

Quote by Minnie Pearl about kiss, mind, man

My husband was a pilot. He flew Elvis when Elvis first...

My husband was a pilot. He flew Elvis when Elvis first started making appearances around the country.

Quote by Minnie Pearl about husband, country

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