Ben E. King's Profile
Brief about Ben E. King: By info that we know Ben E. King was born at 1938-09-28. And also Ben E. King is American Musician.
Some Ben E. King's quotes. Goto "Ben E. King's quotation" section for more.I still think my whole career was accidental. I didn't pursue it. I feel like I'm cheating sometimes.
Tags: Career, Cheating, SometimesAnd, because there was an honesty about all that was going on. It connected with the people in the street.
Tags: Connected, Honesty, StreetAt that time, we were in charge. We didn't ask. We just did. We just did what was in our heart.
Tags: Ask, Heart, TimeI do like what Alicia Keys and John Legend are doing. With their music, you keep your clothes on.
Tags: Clothes, Keep, MusicI never even visualized for a second doing what I'm doing.
Tags: SecondIt never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing.
Tags: Life, Money, TimeYeah. I've been pretty fortunate to travel I guess, all around the place.
Tags: Place, Pretty, TravelHe 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 saw a lot of kids come in, a lot of my buddies.
Tags: Dad, Kids, LivingIf there's anything about the business that I love and that I'm extremely happy about, is that my career started at that time and that I met some of the greatest entertainers at that time and some are still here.
Tags: Business, Love, TimeIt would probably take me an hour to two to write it down, get the feel of it, and that's with quite a few changes. It's not really a hard thing for me to do.
Tags: Few, Hard, WriteMany times I've gone on tours with Paul Anka. He would have someone sitting behind him to keep people from even talking to him. You were almost in a little restricted area there.
Tags: Him, Keep, SomeoneOf course, the kids who had never heard of a person called Ben E. King were then aware of the name associated with the song. That gave a tremendous lift to me as an artist.
Tags: Artist, Kids, SongOne 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 distance.
Tags: Distance, Next, SmallOne of the members of the group, I can't remember which one, found out we were making $3 - $5,000 a night. We were getting a hundred dollars a week a piece. Everybody got upset about it.
Tags: Making, Night, RememberThe movie is actually from a book by Stephen King called The Body. When they were gonna put it to a motion picture, they found the story was a bit too strong for the title The Body, based on a young kid's movie. It would be too heavy.
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