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I enjoyed singing, I loved song writing, I loved recording. All those things that involves with creating music was great.

Ben E. King

Of 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.
BEN E. KING

Kids Kings Song
The Phil Spector that I would meet has always been a nice, quiet, little guy who’s very serious about his work; obviously you can tell that because each and everything he’s ever done has always been charted.
BEN E. KING

Done Guy Nice
I never even visualized for a second doing what I’m doing.
BEN E. KING

Doing Second Visualized
The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.
BEN E. KING

Change Everything Industry Want
It’s a different thing when you go into a studio and you record with the intent of going somewhere and you’re marketing yourself for that direction.
BEN E. KING

Different Marketing Records
I do a lot of Vegas work and work with the comedians.
BEN E. KING

Comedians Comedy Time Work
I enjoyed singing, I loved song writing, I loved recording. All those things that involves with creating music was great.
BEN E. KING

Creating Song Writing
I don’t care what studio I’m in, I don’t care what producers is producing it and I don’t care what song it is because they taught me those things I feel so protected wherever I go as far as music.
BEN E. KING

Care Song Taught
Yeah. I’m amateurish. I can play enough to write a song, or strum on a little guitar to write out a song. But, I don’t play well at all. I wouldn’t even attempt for a second to play in public.
BEN E. KING

Guitar Song Writing
I always felt I never chose music, it chose me.
BEN E. KING

Chose Felt Music
I still think my whole career was accidental. I didn’t pursue it. I feel like I’m cheating sometimes.
BEN E. KING

Career Cheating Thinking
I still perform it in all my shows. I’ll do it as long as I’m breathing. I’m so proud it has stood the test of time.
BEN E. KING

Breathing Long Proud
Many 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.
BEN E. KING

Gone People Talking
It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing.
BEN E. KING

Particular People Time Of My Life
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 you stand by me.
BEN E. KING

Fall Friendship Sea
It’s something that, songwriters just write songs. It’s like an artist that paints. They paint what they feel. It’s not, it’s not about how many of these painting I’ll sell it’s just how they feel at the moment. And that’s how I wrote “Stand By Me”.
BEN E. KING

Artist Paint Painting Sell Songwriter

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