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It would probably take me an hour to two to write it down, get the feel of it, and that's with quite a few changes. It's not really a hard thing for me to do.

~Ben E. King

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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

Topics: Attempt Enough Even Guitar Little Out Play Public Second Song Well Write Yeah I Can

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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

Topics: About Always Because Been Done Each Ever Everything Guy He His Little Meet Nice Obviously Phil Quiet Serious Tell Very Work Would You

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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

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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

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I do like what Alicia Keys and John Legend are doing. With their music, you keep your clothes on.

~Ben E. King

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I'd originally intended 'Stand By Me' for the Drifters.

~Ben E. King

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 28th, 1938

Died: April 30th, 2015

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