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I do a lot of Vegas work and work with the comedians.

~Ben E. King

Topics: Comedians Lot Vegas Work

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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

Topics: Almost Area Behind Even Gone He Him Keep Little Many Paul People Restricted Sitting Someone Talking Times Tours Were Would You

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If there's anything about the business that I love and that I'm extremely happy about, is that my career started at that time and that I met some of the greatest entertainers at that time and some are still here.

~Ben E. King

Topics: About Anything Business Career Entertainers Extremely Greatest Happy Here Love Met Some Started Still Time I Love

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The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.

~Ben E. King

Topics: Charge Everything Industry Now Wants

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At that time, we were in charge. We didn't ask. We just did. We just did what was in our heart.

~Ben E. King

Topics: Ask Charge Did Heart Just Our Time Were

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

~Ben E. King

Topics: About Because Connected Going Honesty People Street

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You were able to sing something they related to instantly, because it was part of what you felt. It was part of what you had already traveled through. It's part of the people you were associating with daily. It was all of that.

~Ben E. King

Topics: Able Because Daily Felt Had Instantly Part People Related Sing Something Through Traveled Were You

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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

Topics: Artist Associated Aware Ben Course Gave Had Heard Kids King Lift Me Name Never Person Song Then Tremendous Were Who

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The movie is actually from a book by Stephen King called The Body. When they were gonna put it to a motion picture, they found the story was a bit too strong for the title The Body, based on a young kid's movie. It would be too heavy.

~Ben E. King

Topics: Actually Based Bit Body Book Found Gonna Heavy Kid King Motion Motion Picture Movie Picture Put Stephen King Story Strong Title Too Were Would Young

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It doesn't take me long to write songs.

~Ben E. King

Topics: Long Me Songs Take Write

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 28th, 1938

Died: April 30th, 2015

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