You were able to sing something they related to instantly, because it was part of what you felt. It was part of what you had already traveled through. It's part of the people you were associating with daily. It was…

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I do a lot of Vegas work and work with the comedians.

I do a lot of Vegas work and work with the comedians.

It doesn't take me long to write songs.

It doesn't take me long to write songs.

And, because there was an honesty about all that was going on. It connected with...

And, because there was an honesty about all that was going on. It connected with...

At that time, we were in charge. We didn't ask. We just did. We just...

At that time, we were in charge. We didn't ask. We just did. We just...

We were doing things with a hundred per cent feeling. It wasn't programmed. It wasn't...

We were doing things with a hundred per cent feeling. It wasn't programmed. It wasn't...

One of the members of the group, I can't remember which one, found out we...

One of the members of the group, I can't remember which one, found out we...

The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.

The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.

If there's anything about the business that I love and that I'm extremely happy about,...

If there's anything about the business that I love and that I'm extremely happy about,...

Of course, the kids who had never heard of a person called Ben E. King...

Of course, the kids who had never heard of a person called Ben E. King...

He was a manager, one of the singers, I guess talent coordinator for the local...

He was a manager, one of the singers, I guess talent coordinator for the local...

The movie is actually from a book by Stephen King called The Body. When they...

The movie is actually from a book by Stephen King called The Body. When they...

Those things don't happen today. I feel sorry for the kids in the industry today....

Those things don't happen today. I feel sorry for the kids in the industry today....

It would probably take me an hour to two to write it down, get the...

It would probably take me an hour to two to write it down, get the...

It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are...

It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are...

I do like what Alicia Keys and John Legend are doing. With their music, you...

I do like what Alicia Keys and John Legend are doing. With their music, you...

One minute we can be in a small club, the next minute we can be...

One minute we can be in a small club, the next minute we can be...

When I got involved with The Five Crowns who later became The Drifters, and we...

When I got involved with The Five Crowns who later became The Drifters, and we...

Yeah. I've been pretty fortunate to travel I guess, all around the place.

Yeah. I've been pretty fortunate to travel I guess, all around the place.

Yeah. I'm amateurish. I can play enough to write a song, or strum on a...

Yeah. I'm amateurish. I can play enough to write a song, or strum on a...

I still think my whole career was accidental. I didn't pursue it. I feel like...

I still think my whole career was accidental. I didn't pursue it. I feel like...