One minute we can be in a small club, the next minute we can be in a coliseum, and the next minute we can be in a small auditorium. It varies, depending on the promoter, the budget, and the travelling…

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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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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....

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

When we took on the name The Drifters, we became the new Drifters, and signed...

When we took on the name The Drifters, we became the new Drifters, and signed...

The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.

The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.

It doesn't take me long to write songs.

It doesn't take me long to write songs.