He was a manager, one of the singers, I guess talent coordinator for the local talent in Harlem. His name was Lover Patterson. He was living right across the street from where my dad had his restaurant. I guess he…

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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 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...

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...

Many times I've gone on tours with Paul Anka. He would have someone sitting behind...

Many times I've gone on tours with Paul Anka. He would have someone sitting behind...

You were able to sing something they related to instantly, because it was part of...

You were able to sing something they related to instantly, because it was part of...

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...

The Phil Spector that I would meet has always been a nice, quiet, little guy...

The Phil Spector that I would meet has always been a nice, quiet, little guy...

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...

I never even visualized for a second doing what I'm doing.

I never even visualized for a second doing what I'm doing.

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...

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....

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...

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...

It doesn't take me long to write songs.

It doesn't take me long to write songs.

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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

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