I would imagine after the first recording session with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and Atlantic Records I began to realize that this is going to be like this for the rest of my life and I knew that what, what they were doing was going to be successful because with each session that we would do, it would get better and better and better, the songs would become better, the, ah, the feeling of success was there and we were all in the middle of that as well.
You take a chance to do something and you realize in your heart it's either going to be the greatest thing that ever happened or the worst thing that… - Ben E. King
You take a chance to do something and you realize in your heart it's either going to be the greatest thing that ever happened or the worst thing that…
- Ben E. King
When the night has come and the land is dark and the moon is the only light we see. No, I won't be afraid, no, I won't be afraid, just as long as you… - Ben E. King
When the night has come and the land is dark and the moon is the only light we see. No, I won't be afraid, no, I won't be afraid, just as long as you…
The industry now wants to be in charge of everything. - Ben E. King
The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.
If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall. Or the mountain should crumble to the sea. I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear, just as long as … - Ben E. King
If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall. Or the mountain should crumble to the sea. I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear, just as long as …
I enjoyed singing, I loved song writing, I loved recording. All those things that involves with creating music was great. - Ben E. King
I enjoyed singing, I loved song writing, I loved recording. All those things that involves with creating music was great.
If you just concentrate on what you're doing and allow yourself to actually enjoy and let your feelings come out, whatever the tempos, whatever the r… - Ben E. King
If you just concentrate on what you're doing and allow yourself to actually enjoy and let your feelings come out, whatever the tempos, whatever the r…
Those things don't happen today. I feel sorry for the kids in the industry today. They have on sunglasses, eat caviar in jet planes, but they'll neve… - Ben E. King
Those things don't happen today. I feel sorry for the kids in the industry today. They have on sunglasses, eat caviar in jet planes, but they'll neve…
I never even visualized for a second doing what I'm doing. - Ben E. King
I never even visualized for a second doing what I'm doing.
I think that the song, the song "Stand By Me" is one of those songs that... and someone asked me, what was you thinking about or what was you feeling… - Ben E. King
I think that the song, the song "Stand By Me" is one of those songs that... and someone asked me, what was you thinking about or what was you feeling…
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