But ask anyone in Nashville about Vince Gill and the first thing they'll most likely talk about is his kindness. He's the guy who never forgets a name and still seems genuinely surprised when people sing his praises.
But it wasn't all happy memories—when Vince was just 11 years old, his best friend and beloved half-brother Bob was in a devastating car accident on Oklahoma's Route 66. It left him in a coma for three months and caused permanent brain damage. Thankfully, Bob survived, but he would struggle with memory loss and isolation for the rest of his life.
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In 1979, he became the new frontman for the country-rock band Pure Prairie League—getting his first hit song with 1980's "Let Me Love You Tonight." Four years later, Gill moved to Nashville to pursue country music and even turned down an offer to join Dire Straits. He called Mark Knopfler and told him, "Look, Mark, if I don't believe in me, nobody else will. How can I expect somebody else to if I don't?" Decades later, he reflected on the life-changing decision: "I turned down the sure thing and bet on myself."
Four years later, in 1993, his beloved brother Bob died of a heart attack at 48. Gill returned to that unfinished song, channeling his pain to create "Go Rest High on That Mountain." It wasn't just a smash hit. Over 30 years later, it remains one of the most-played funeral songs in America, helping countless people find comfort as they say their final goodbyes to a loved one.
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Quote of the Day by Vince Gill
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This quote is perfection. Gill cuts straight through everything our culture tells us matters. The car you drive, the size of your house, how many social media followers you have—none of those things truly matter. Your character does. Your legacy is built and defined by how you made people feel, how you treated them when no one was watching and the difference you made in the world.
Deeper Meaning of Vince Gill's Quote—The Real Definition of Success
Whether we're 15 or 57, we're constantly told that success is a numbers game defined by things like your salary or the number of digits in your bank account. So many of us spend decades chasing something and feeling less than. But one of the most successful people in country music history is saying that success—and the material things that come with it—are only temporary.
And anyone who knows Vince Gill will attest to his character. Amy Grant—his wife of 26 years—sensed it immediately. "I felt like I knew him instantly," she told ABC News. "I was so moved by him as a human being that I went up behind him and just hugged him as hard as I could while he was singing." And it's so true—your family and friends don't hug you because of what car you drive; they hug you because you're an amazing person who makes their lives so much better.
Longtime couple Vince Gill and Amy Grant embrace during a charity golf tournament in 2000—the same year they got married.Photo by Mike Fiala on Getty Images
More Quotes From Vince Gill
"I do not like being famous. I like being normal.""Whether it is successful or not is not the exercise for me. It is not up to me. It is out of my hands now. I am not going to in two years have hindsight and say I made a big mistake.""My mom said, 'What I want is a happy kid, not a rich kid. That's what I root for.' She saw how much joy I got from playing music, and those years were leaner than lean.""Music is where I go to grieve. It's where I go to get through loss. It's where all those things are. I tell everybody it's cheaper than therapy.""Never underestimate the power of a simple act of kindness."Related: Next Up:
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