I got my first guitar at age of 7 and never laid it down. Momma taught me G, C, and D. I was off to the races son! – Jerry Reed
Music is the most powerful thing on this earth, and it’s hard to be angry when you are listening to music. – Jerry Reed
I used to watch people like Richard Burton and Mel Gibson and think, ‘I could never do that.’ – Jerry Reed
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. – Jerry Reed
I used to get on a stove wood pile at 5-6 years old and I would have a piece of stove wood and kindling bark as a pick, and I was a star. – Jerry Reed
You can have music and it will stand alone by itself, but you can’t have a movie without it. – Jerry Reed
When I was a kid of six or seven, I used to get up on the stove woodpile for a stage and I’d put on the wildest show. – Jerry Reed
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. – Jerry Reed
Pray for intestinal fortitude, work hard, and keep the faith. Oh, and pray for good luck, you’re gonna need it. – Jerry Reed
I am very grateful to God everyday that my eyes flutter open and I can jump out of that bed! – Jerry Reed
