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Ben E. King quotes

American Musician September 28, 1938

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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
Ben E. King quote: "I still think my whole career was accidental. I didn't pursue..."
I still think my whole career was accidental. I didn't pursue it. I feel like I'm cheating sometimes. Ben E. King
We were doing things with a hundred per cent feeling. It wasn't programmed. It wasn't asked for. It wasn't structured. It was just there. It was very raw. I don't think the industry would allow that to happen again. Ben E. King
Ben E. King quote: "I do a lot of Vegas work and work with the comedians."
I do a lot of Vegas work and work with the comedians. Ben E. King
Ben E. King quote: "And, because there was an honesty about all that was going on...."
And, because there was an honesty about all that was going on. It connected with the people in the street. Ben E. King
Ben E. King quote: "It doesn't take me long to write songs."
It doesn't take me long to write songs. Ben E. King
One 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. Ben E. King
When we took on the name The Drifters, we became the new Drifters, and signed a contract to be put on salary, which I think was like a hundred dollars a week, a piece, five hundred dollars for all five of us. Ben E. King
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. Ben E. King
Ben E. King quote: "The industry now wants to be in charge of everything."
The industry now wants to be in charge of everything. Ben E. King

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