I think Frankie Valli did everything right. He kept singing. And you also have to remember, he was confined to a certain society, which was this sort of like - the wrong side of the law kind of society of Italian guys from the streets of Belleville, New Jersey. So he found his way.
I think one of the ways that these young singers got started is that they would end up in clubs. And a lot of them were mafia owned. And so there was… - John Lloyd Young
I think one of the ways that these young singers got started is that they would end up in clubs. And a lot of them were mafia owned. And so there was…
- John Lloyd Young
I've learned to keep my work on the stage or on the screen. - John Lloyd Young
I've learned to keep my work on the stage or on the screen.
I approach the singing kind of like with dialect thoughts in my mind. I have to sound like this on certain things to give that Frankie Valli flavor. - John Lloyd Young
I approach the singing kind of like with dialect thoughts in my mind. I have to sound like this on certain things to give that Frankie Valli flavor.
It's funny - Frankie Valli's story and that advice that he was just getting from, you know, Christopher Walken's character, is very true for someone … - John Lloyd Young
It's funny - Frankie Valli's story and that advice that he was just getting from, you know, Christopher Walken's character, is very true for someone …
It was a surprise to me and a happy accident that it was such a skill [natural falsetto] - a latent skill and that there was a way to exploit it. And… - John Lloyd Young
It was a surprise to me and a happy accident that it was such a skill [natural falsetto] - a latent skill and that there was a way to exploit it. And…
I don't have a Jersey dialect. So when I approached the singing, I approached it the same way as an actor I approach a dialect, just as a singer. - John Lloyd Young
I don't have a Jersey dialect. So when I approached the singing, I approached it the same way as an actor I approach a dialect, just as a singer.
I was a Hollywood musical fan as a kid, and I know how rare it is for someone who originates the Broadway role to get to then do it on screen. - John Lloyd Young
I was a Hollywood musical fan as a kid, and I know how rare it is for someone who originates the Broadway role to get to then do it on screen.
I think Frankie Valli did everything right. He kept singing. And you also have to remember, he was confined to a certain society, which was this sort… - John Lloyd Young
I think Frankie Valli did everything right. He kept singing. And you also have to remember, he was confined to a certain society, which was this sort…
I'm kind of happy to know there may be some kid or teenager now who might never have had the chance to see my Broadway performance, but gets a taste … - John Lloyd Young
I'm kind of happy to know there may be some kid or teenager now who might never have had the chance to see my Broadway performance, but gets a taste …
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