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  • Ben E. King Quote - The industry now wants to be in charge of everything. Download This Image
  • Ben E. King Quote - The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.
  • Ben E. King Quote - The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.
  • Ben E. King Quote - The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.
  • Ben E. King Quote - The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.
  • Ben E. King Quote - The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.
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  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - 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 about?

    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 about?

    BEN E. KING
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - 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”. Download This Image

    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
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - In New York, I was excited about the music in New York because the only music that I was more or less involved with in the South was either country and western or hillbilly music as we used to call it when I was a kid and, ah, gospel.

    In New York, I was excited about the music in New York because the only music that I was more or less involved with in the South was either country and western or hillbilly music as we used to call it when I was a kid and, ah, gospel.

    BEN E. KING
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - When I got involved with The Five Crowns who later became The Drifters, and we got this hit record, I still was looking at this as kind of a fun thing. Download This Image

    When I got involved with The Five Crowns who later became The Drifters, and we got this hit record, I still was looking at this as kind of a fun thing.

    BEN E. KING
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - 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.

    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
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - I still think my whole career was accidental. I didn’t pursue it. I feel like I’m cheating sometimes. Download This Image

    I still think my whole career was accidental. I didn’t pursue it. I feel like I’m cheating sometimes.

    BEN E. KING
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - And, because there was an honesty about all that was going on. It connected with the people in the street. Download This Image

    And, because there was an honesty about all that was going on. It connected with the people in the street.

    BEN E. KING
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - 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 ever happened. It won’t be an in between, I almost made a hit. It will be an instant flop or an instant success. Download This Image

    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 ever happened. It won’t be an in between, I almost made a hit. It will be an instant flop or an instant success.

    BEN E. KING
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - I’m a songwriter. So I’m OK. But when I wrote “Stand By Me” as a song and to know that the song will probably be here for hundred and hundreds of years to come, it’s great, you know. And it was just simple lyrics.

    I’m a songwriter. So I’m OK. But when I wrote “Stand By Me” as a song and to know that the song will probably be here for hundred and hundreds of years to come, it’s great, you know. And it was just simple lyrics.

    BEN E. KING
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - 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.

    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
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing. Download This Image

    It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing.

    BEN E. KING
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - 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 distance.

    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 distance.

    BEN E. KING
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - There was no, there was no in between. And when I got to New York all the other musics that’s in the world just came into my head whether it was the classics, jazz, I never knew what jazz was about all, had heard anything about jazz. Download This Image

    There was no, there was no in between. And when I got to New York all the other musics that’s in the world just came into my head whether it was the classics, jazz, I never knew what jazz was about all, had heard anything about jazz.

    BEN E. KING
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - I never even visualized for a second doing what I’m doing.

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

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  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - 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. Download This Image

    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
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram Ben E. King Quote - Most black singers like to slow the word down and, and go directly to your heart. They’re not interested in your ears, we just want to go directly to your heart. Download This Image

    Most black singers like to slow the word down and, and go directly to your heart. They’re not interested in your ears, we just want to go directly to your heart.

    BEN E. KING